1941-08-26 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 26, 1941.

ATTITUDE OF IRAN

Statement By Premier To Iranian Parliament

PREMIERS ORDERED TO RESIGN

Necessary

Measures Taken

The Working Com- BRITISH FORCES HAVE BOMBED AND mittee of the All-India Moslem

SHELLED SEVERAL IRANIAN TOWNS, AC- League hasi unanimously passed a re-CORDING TO THE IRANIAN PREMIER, AD- solution calling on the DRESSING AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION three Premiers, Sir Sikan- OF THE IRANIAN PARLIAMENT YESTER- der Hyat Khan, Faslulhuq and Sir Mohamed San- DAY, ACCORDING TO THE TEHERAN RADIO. dullah, to resign from the National Defence Council.

Sir Sikander and Sandullah ex-, pressed their willingness to asked sign while Pazlilhug time.

resign failing which the

re-

for

Prest-

He was given 10 days time to deht, Mr. Jinnah, is authorised

to deal with the matter.

It was stated in Bombay you terday that as Sir Sikander and Sandullah have decided to resign the question of disciplinary action against them does not arise and it was added that failing receipt, of

satisfactory reply from Fazlulhuq within the time allow- ed, the Committee had authoris- ed Mr. Jinnah to take such ac- tion as he may deem proper and necessary.Reuter.

The Premier said: "You all know that at the beginning of the present war, the Iranian Government in accordance with the wishes of the Shah, declared the strict neutrality of the country, which policy has been applied in every sense of the word, and to the best of our ability.

"We followed a policy of friend- hip and cordia ity with all coun- tries in touch with Iran, especial- by our neighbours.

by all foreigners in the country and no danger could arise from the small number of Germans.

the

"With a view to calming Britain "Nevertheless, the British Gov-

the and Russia, the Iranian Govern- crnment, in agreement with Russian, presented a memorandum ment took special steps to reduce asking Iran to expel the majority the number of Germans in

country and did their best to satis- of the Germans in the country,

"The Iranian Government as- fy the British and Russian Gov- sured those governments that ernments. Iran was watching every move

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have come the

Four A.M. Call

"It is most regrettable that des- pite all the efforts of the Iranian Government to preserve peace, the Bri ish and Soviet representatives, instead of discussing matters in u peaceful understanding way arriv- ed at my house at 4 a.m. to-day with a threatening memorandum,

"According to reports reaching me, it appears that the British and Soviet forces crossed the border even before the representatives arrived at my house. The British have attacked ships in Iraniar

and British ports

*planes and guns have

und already bombed

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"The Iranian authorities have

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Serges, Saxonies, &

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SMART

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FOR EVERY ··

OCCASION

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HARRIS TWEEDS.

meet the situation."-Reuter.

CONVOY

PUTS INTO LISBON

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Fifteen merchant ships which are understood to be part of a convoy of 25 ships which was attacked. by enemy aircraft and submarines off Cadiz on Friday while en route to Gibraltar from Britain, | has arrived at the Tagus, it was learned in Lisbon yesterday.

According to the Lisbon news- paper, "Diariodenoticios" | seven merchant ships were sunk in the fight following the attack while DRESS COATINGS warships escorting the convoy

were damaged.

Ships of the convoy which les- caped, tenacious pursuit saved the greater part of the crews of the

These materials are ships that were lost.

The vessels which arrived fr the best that Bri-clude the 1,291-ton Switzerland. 1,221-ton Lanahrone, 1.575-ton Meta, 3,619-ton Spero, 1,810-ton Cervantes, 1,000- Briton Ibra, 1,354-ton Petrel, 1,329- fon Starling, 2,409-fon Empire Stream and Lyminhe, and the tain's reputation for 4,274-ton Grelhead-Reuter.

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STOP PRESS

THE OFFICIAL SOVIET NEWB AGENCY. ANNOUNCES THAT RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE ADVANCED 40 KILOMETRES INTO IRAN AND THAT THE ADVANCE CONTINUES, WHILE THE MOSCOW RADIO SAYS THAT SOVIET TROOPS ARE ADVANCING IN THE DIREC- TION OF TABRIZ-REUTER.

The evacuation of Novgorod is announced in the Soviet midnight communique which states: "Dur- ing Monday our troops stubbornly fought the enemy along the whole front, After tenacious fighting, » our troops left Novgorod.

"In the course of August 24. 46 enemy 'planes were brought down in air combats and destroy- ed on aerodromes. We lost SIX 'planes. In the Black Sea, one of our warships sank a German submarine."--Reuter,

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