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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 29, 1941.
"Cease Fire" Order In Iran Now Officially Confirmed
OCCUPATION BY TROOPS CONTINUES
CONFIRMATION OF THE IRAN GOVERN MENT'S INTENTION TO CEASE HOSTILITIES CAME BY TEHERAN RADIO YESTERDAY DECLARING THAT THE NEW PREMIER, FURUGĤI, TOLD PARLIAMENT THAT ALL ARMED FORCES HAD BEEN ORDERED TO REFRAIN FROM RESISTANCE.
MORE PAMPHLETS
"WE
DON'T
་
WANT
YOUR
FOOD. WE WILL BRING FOOD FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, AS WE ARE DOING IN SYRIA," DE- CLARÈS A PAMPHLET COPIES
OF WHICH WERE DROPPED ON TOWNS AND MILITARY STA-
·ADDRESSED TIONS IN IRAN TO THE IRANIAN PEOPLE.:
"We don't want your goods but we will open your ports for trade as we are doing in Iraq. We come as friends' armed only against the common enemy."
A second pamphlet, addressed to the soldiers of Iran, declares: and our greeting to you is 'Peace be with you.' Let your reply be 'And upon you be peace'."--Reuter.
Reports that Iran is ceasing military "We come operations have also been received from both Vichy and Berlin.
According to a despatch issued
in Berlin as from Teheran, one of the Arst acts of the newly-appoint- ed. Prime Minister was to appear before Parliament and announce that the order was being given to the Iranian army to cease fire in order to avoid unnecessary blood- shed.
The operations in Iran are not only going well but are going at great speed and are not likely last long, according to reports ur- riving in Cairo.
to
One feature has been the suo- cessful use of air-borne troops.
No Line Of Escape
With the Russians advancing quickly from the north it is con-
sidered likely that any Germans mountain passes to Turkey will
trying to escape over the difficult
be trapped.
Naval operations have been a complete success and the British
KLM AIR LINE DIRECTOR IN PRISON CAMP
v
M. Plesman, »män- aging director of the K.L.M., the Dutch airline, is. now in prison at a camp near Scheveningen, where a number of other prominent Netherlan- ders are imprisoned, says the Free Dutch "Vrij newspaper
Nederland."-Reuter.
IRAN PREMIER'S GERMANS ANNOUNCEMENT IN IRAN
PANICKY APPROVED
ALLIED INTEREST IN IRAN
"It is in the ultimate in- terests of both Britain and Russia that a strong in- dependent Iranian State should exist," says the weekly periodical “Econo- mist" in its current issue.
a State present
The "Economist” continues: "It is largely because such that the does not exist action has become necessary.
"Alfled policy in the post-war therefore ba period) should directed towards the creation of this strength and Independence."
The "Economist” further states: "It is good news that the political Independence and integrity of fran have been specifically recognised ** by the two Allies and the limited aims of the occupatioff communis cated to all Middle Eastern Gov- ernments.
"It is perhaps even better news in Teheran except among that, as in the case of Syria, wheat the German community, and other foodstuffs are being brought in the wake of the troops which is in a state of to repair the ravages that a war panic and has taken re- economy with a German bias has
wrought among the Iranian people."-Reuter.
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
THE ANNOUNCEMENT by the new Iranian Prime Minister that Iranian- troops have been ordered not to oppose the Allied advance in Iranian territory, and the unani-documents were being hurriedly been called up and many lorries
have made useful gains in ton mous approval with which his statement was
nage.
On the political side, the situa-
tion in Iran is thoroughly under-
stood and realised in Egypt.
Iraq also comprehends the Al-
lied position and complete co-
greeted, is good news.
There is no question of any permanent Allied encroachment upon Iranian indepen- dence or territorial integrity. Once the needs operation Is being rendered. of the present exceptional circumstances been fully explained in a series of have been met, both the British and Russian interviews with Turkish officials Governments have pledged themselves to
The Allied action in Iran has
who are greatly interested as they are closely affected.-Reuter.
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This is not an idle promise like German promises to gain their purpose and then be cast aside; it represents the set- tled policy of the two Govern- ments proclaimed in a most solemn manner.
Irán realises it will not be betrayed: No doubt the nego- tiations which will now open with the Gövernment of Iran]
will lead to a complete un not the war effort of the Allen intrigues in this part of the
standing that will not only help >
but-apell checkmate'to: German:
world.
No comparison is possible be-
tween the Allied action and the German occupation of smaller States who have been incorporat- ed in the new order.
Enter As Friends:- Countries : that Germany, hus occupied, either "by conquest or, as-in-the-caso of Rumania and Bulgaria, by the weakened ac quiescence of the governments, have been reduced to the role of servitude,
Free speech, "frðê” movement; aven free thought"|ará not tolerated.
fuge in their Legation.
A
on large bonfire there
Wednesday night indicated that
destroyed.
and buses have been comman- deered by the military authori- All Iranian army reserves have ties.--Reuter
All Americans are safe.
IRAN DECISION ENDORSED BY PARLIAMENT
THE IRANIAN PARLIAMENT GAVE THE GOVERNMENT AN UNANIMOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STATEMENT OF PEACEFUL POLICY BY THE NEW PRIME MINISTER, FURUGHI.
According to the Teheran radio, Furughi. presented the new Cabinet of Ministers at an extraordinary meeting of Parliament and re- ported on the latest developments follows:-
as
the
"According to the will of his be made clear
at to the world Majesty, I. have been entrusted large we declare that
at this to form a new Cabinet. I am moment when the two Govern- therefore, presenting the new ments of Soviet Russia and Great Government to Parliament Britain have ordered certain ac
"Members of Parliament are tion to be taken; the Government well aware of the intention of his of Iran; in pursuance of Majesty in connection with reform peace-loving policy of his Majesty, and progices of the country issue at this moment orders to which has been set forth repeated all armed forces of the country. ly in programme by the various to refrain from any resistance so Governments to Parliament, that the causes for bloodshed and "The present Government does disturbance of security should be not feel any need, therefore, toj removed and public peace and present a detailed programme of security should be assured." its policy. It is only sufficient to In the case of Syria and Traq, bring to the knowledge of mem- the British occupation has brought bers of Parliament that we shall liberty to the peoples and trade do our utmost to maintain good|
these circumstances, when and growing prosperity as well as relations with foreign powers, and a nation is anxious about present an abundance of food, and Respècially our neighbours, and to
In Iran, no doubt, the Allies continue the improvements which developments, it is naturally ex- pected that because of the com- will confer the same benefito ate the aims of his Majesty and plete confidence it has always had upon the population::
the whole nation:
in its Government's peaceful in- They have entered as friends
tentions, effective steps would have and alreatly in their walles. are
been thicon Immediately to muin pouring in tons of wheat and other mecessitios of which tho have to bring to the atten- taln friendly relations with two Axis was deliberately robbing the tion of the respective members of our great neighbouring Gov country-Router,
what they know well themselves ernments (presumably Great Bri
tain and Russia), that the Government and people
Partisans Of Peace
Effective Steps
of Iran have always bebh' and' ara "Now with the advent of the par igang of peace and peaceful new Cabinet; and Because of the The Chinese Goodwill-Mission relations with the rest of the great confidence that: the nat has in the present" Governini to Burma left yesterday by plane world.
"or" that hope" will be increased. for Rangoon vlu Kunming Con- Furught continued that tral News,
l'der that those intentions should! Reuter,
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