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SHAH RIZA PAHLEVI OUSTED WHEN ARMY

REFUSES

SUPPORT

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent in Teheran) · STRIVING DESPERATELY TO THE LAST TO RETAIN HIS POSITION SHAH RIZA PAHLEVI WAS FORCED FROM THE THRONE BY THE SURGING DEMAND OF HIS OWN PEOPLE, WHO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE POINT OF REVOLT BY THE TYRANNY OF THE LAST 16 YEARS. |**

Only a still lingering fear of the ruthless despot whose secret police were as efficiently organised as the Gestapo prevented them from rising against him during the last two weeks.

By Monday only one quarter remained whence he could expect help - senior officers of the army, whose positions endow them with rich pickings. The remainder of the army, consisting of conscripted peasants and underpaid young officers, is as hostile to him as the rest of the population.

to

It is believed the Shab gambled in Parliament, Government pain-

the last minute

circulated in on the hope phlets were

the that the army would help him streets announcing the Shah's quell the popular uprising

text and abdication and giving the that the British and Russian of the abdication deed which would not intervene. ·

stated:

the

who country,

It is reported that the Cabinati

"Because I spent all my energy saw him on Monday night urg· for the good of my country dur- In abdication but met with aling these last years it is neces- blunt refusa'. He then sought, sary that a younger man, the advice of Sir William But can do more for lard, the British Minister, shall take my place. I therefore through a secret emissary.

recommend that the Crown Prince Realisation that he could not shall succeed me. obtain any help from Britain pro- bably convinced him that the "game was up." Early on Tues- day morning he summoned the Premier to the Winter Palace near

whither he had Teheran

CROOKED VERSE

There was a crooked mon and He had

style.

a crooked

He raised a crooked moustache.

And smiled a crook- ed smile.

His flag cross, he

Published

facts

a crooked

crooked

And built a crooked Europe.

With his crooked little pacts.

-Frank Lynn, in the "New York Herald-

Tribune."

ALLIED

25th "From to-day, the

of 1000 solar Shahrivar (Iran used the calendar dating from Mohammed's Iranian flight from Mecca) the

the nation and army must obey

him move new Shah, recognising

និង the real King, and must give him the same loyalty as they

gave me."

from the Summer Palace in the mountains to the north and hand- ed him the deed of abdication. Prisoners Released Although every effort was made

No More Difficulties

Later the Government an-

to keep the abdication secret, for nounced; "The Shah left Teherun fear of disorders, the news quick- this morning. The Government ly spread throughout the capital is in touch with the British and and big crowds gathered ocfore Russian Governments in order to loud speakers at midday to hear preserve as far as possible the the official announcement.

•

PROMISE

TO PERSIA

normal life of the country and The Iranian Premier, One of the first results of the maintain the same friendly rela- removal of the Shah from pow- tions with the two Governments. Ali Furanghi, announced er was the release of some of There will soon be no more dif- in Parliament yesterday the great number of political ficulties." prisoners who crowded the

new that Allied troops were The swearing in of the gaols

Shah was due to take place at advancing towards The Shah dismissed from his 4.30 yesterday afternoon in post the Minister of War imme- Parliament, when members of Teheran although the diately after the "coase fire" had the Cabinet, members of Parlia-Government had asked been ordered, Before throwing ment, senior officials, senior army them not to approach the

him intą prison the Shah beat him with the flat of his sword and kicked him.

He also struck all the senior army officers: who had not already fled from Teheran.

Vast Fortune

1

navy and air force officers, senior judges, religious leaders and uni- city. versity professors were to have "We hope this will be effec been present.

tive," he said, "but even if they Members of Parliament were to do come, members should be wear morning coats, officials and easy in their minds for they judges their special uniforms in-have no hostile intentions.

On The Koran

After interviewing the Pre- dicating rank, while religious mier, the Shah set out by car leaders would wear flowing tunics for Isfahan, about 220 miles to and cloaks crowned with tradi- the south. istahan is the an- tional turbans. cient centre of Persian art and culture where young men and boys whose sight is not yet ruined The Crown Prince was to swear by the closeness of the work still the oath on the Koran according paint some of the world's finest to the formula laid down by the miniatures on camel bone and constitution. mother-of-pearl.

1.

"They have ̈` assured us of this and we are certain we can rely on that promise.""ag

The Premier said he had been authorised by the new Shah to say he would rule as a com pletely constitutional monarch.

Crown Jewels

"He will observe the law of The Coronation, which will be the constitution and the rights" On the road he must have a secular ceremony, will take of the people of Iran," the Pre- passed, the British and Indian place later, possibly after the war mier added. "He will obey all troops advancing on Teheran, The-Haw Queen Fawzich, 20-

acts already passed or in future It is not yet known whether he -year-old sister of King, Farouk

to be passed by Parliament and took with him any of the vast of Egypt did not attend the oath will do his best to amend the fortune he had amassed from his ceremony. During the crisis trade in monopolies and taxation the stayed at Isfahan with her wrongs done to the people singly

or collectively. -a fortune he Icept. In the vaults small daughter;,

"He will try to ensure that all of his Palace, Part had already The staff of the Rumanian the hopes and wishes of the been sent to: America and per- Legation left Teheran on Tuesday people shall be realised. haps to England.

by car for Tabriz. from where

their way to Rumania.

Special precautions are being they will pass through Turkey on facilities for a committee of taken by the PérsiúnTM Government as well as by the British and Russian troops in case the tyran nised people should seek revenge on the former Shah's agents.

Complete Calm

The Premier also promised full Parliament with experts to verify The German, Hungarian and his assurance that the Crown Bulgarian Legations left by the Jewels were safe in the National same route yesterday.

Bank in Teheran, Reuter

The German Minister has given his word that the convoy will not linger on the way.

Berlin Order

The Italians, who Inalated on travelling in a separate convoy

The families of the Germans Russian troops, had on Tuesday had originally elected to go with reached the 30th kilometre stone the men so the British made from Teheran, whence they reach- special arrangements for them to ed the city yesterday morning at be billeted with their husbands in from the Germans, are expecte the same time as the British. concentration camps in India buted to leave Teheran to day

There is complete calm in apparently they have now been There are 30 males on the staff the city. People in the streets ordered by the German Govern of the German Logation, The zoom, dazed by the news al ment to return to Germany. strengths of the other Legations though they lived hourly in. A great number of curs requiraro smaller. It is not yet known expectation of it for the lasted for the journey were provided whether Hungarian-and Bulgarian two weeks.?

by the Iranian Government which subjects will also be repatriated, Shortly after the announcement! requisitioned them

Reuters.