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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1952.

THE VOICE

WHO GIVES

Cartoon by Osbert Lancaster

KASHANI pictured on right QUOTES

KILLING is justified if useful results are obtained by killing.

IT IS under my influence that all Moslem revolutions have been raised. All national revolutions enjoy my support.

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OVER MOSSADEG'S SHOULDER FROM THE MAN PERSIA'S OIL PREMIER ALL HIS SECOND THOUGHTS

KASHANI

his pilgrimage

I tell you

to Mecca is for big stakes

I

by SEFTON DELMER

Mossadeg knows that Persin is bankrupt. Soon, he realises, It will be impossible to pay of feed the Abadan unemployed.

All the grandiosa schemes for Persian development which ho has dreamed of his whobo · life will never bo realised because

HAVE never met Captain Alfred Beasley, of Atlanta, or ing their transport -aircraft there is no market for the'ell. Lieutenant Daniel Elmo, of Washington. But if they are at from Germany and North Mr Alton Jones, the Amerl- all like other U.S. Air Force pilots whom I have met I doubt Africa to rescue 3,600 Mecca, con oll expert now in Teheran, whether they were particularly gratified at being kissed moistly pilgrims stranded in Beirut has presented him with a

"GROW TONK-ARN" IS CANADIAN

From Brett Oliver

on both cheeks by a little had paid an amazing politi- port. This makes it clear that Moslem priest with staring, cal dividend. bright eyes and a very, very prickly, grey beard.

That is what happened to them when they landed their big CS4 transport with a lond of Mecca pilgrims at Jedda in Saudi Arabia the .other day.

*

Persia needs at least 600 forelen oil technicians if the oil is to be produced and refined onca day moro.

It also warns that Forsia, can-

come to terms with the oil com-

The very next brought a turn down of the offer made to Persia byt dream of marketing her oil Churchill and Truman........... by herself. She will have to

It had been made after partes. Mossadeg, in conversation

In his heart Mossade ac- with the British. Charge

cepts all that. He would really d'Affaires, George Middle like to do the deal Churchill. The more I think of it, in ton, and the American en- and Truman have offered. For fact, the more likely it voy, Henderson, had led it would rality his conquest by seems to me that the cap everyone to bellove that thefi and give his country the tain and the lieutenant re- such an offer would be ac- gard this incident as some- cepted. thing to be forgotten quickly as possible.

But they are wrong.

08

His line

THINK it is likely that

Mossadeg did intend to accept. But, while still in

riches he dreams of.

i

Kashani, however, does not think that way. The fanatical old mullah has lived too long Dutalde Persia. -- His ambitions Gro wider and higher than those of Mossadeg,

They stretch over the wholo Middle East.

Kashani is against arbitration

contract for the same

reason

The occasion was not only memorable. It was historic. For the little priest whom they had picked up in Jedda, Kashuni read the on the basis of the original Beirut, together with other text. At once he telegraph- stranded Mecca pilgrims ed to the Premier: from Persia, and who

The gist of his tablo hugged them so effusively "No truck with arbitration. I was Seyed Abolghassem will have none of it."

Mossadeg obeyed.

Kashani.

wan:

During the week-end Mossadeg Yes, none other than the held a Press conference, Fresh fanatically anti-British and, in his ears as ho faced the re- anti-American

of leader

Persia's feared terrorist killers, the Fedayim Islam. This flight to Jedda on the way to Mecca was the first time that 72 - year- old Kashani has left Persia since he settled in Teheran after being released from internment by the British.

MANADIAN airmen are

No.

Fighter Wing, now

(We had arrested him England, is desi starting to stream stationed in

tired to move across the Chan- during the war when We across the Atlantic by ship mel. And two more Wings will found him accepting money- and air to man the RCAF's be brought in from Canada to from-Nazi agents). first Continental base under complete the full Canadian Air NATO agreement. They are Division. taking their own equipment

and soon their Sabre jet Paris for occupation of fighters to Gros Tenquin, more Lases in the Metz area. an airfield in a corner of France near the German- frontier town of Metz.

The

He spends most of his RCAF chiefs are now nego-time (with his three sons,

the tiating with

French

in throt

and 11 daughtera) in the grey-walled labyrinth of courtyards; secret passages, and dark staircases which

Service on the Continent is serves him in Teheran as men belong to No. 2 not going to be "pleasure home and citadel. Fighter Wing, second of tour" for the Canadians. They Canada's four-wing will be living deep in the 12-Squadron contribution to French petsani countryside, re- NATO Forces. An advance mote from bright lights and party, led by Group. Captain J. high entertainment: And it is K. MacDonald of Nova Scotia, this

and

the

His fortress

POCKET CARTOON | by OSBERT LANCASTER,

"Nowwhen Iwas a very fircle boy old men would say that once upon a time there was a

magic fulde ?? .........

porters was a piece of news, The old man was on blaway

that Britain and America insist on it.

His intent

OR him, as for the Americans and oursolvos, not merely Anglo-Iranian concession contract in Persin is at stake.

the

The stake is the oil of the whole Middle East, all the concessions which Moslem and Arab Governments have .fiven to infidel Westerners.

If he

can force Britain to abandon--as he believes he can

the last vesuge of British rights in Persia, then the whole edidco of Western commercial collaboration

with

Moslem Governments will tumble.

Does ho, perhaps, also realise he is striking a blow for the Soviet who, many experts in- sist, are his secret paymasters?

This sensational pilgrimage of his to Meccá is to my mind highly significant.

He left Teheran with tho

· latention of converting the Saudi Arabians, and other Arab countries whose repre- sentatives he might moet b -Mecca,-to-support-of-Forsia, with parallel action against their own "imperialist oil op- pressors."

the

Isolation which is worry-FROM his fortress home, home.

He also wanted, to organise the bar's first C.C., moved in, ing administrators preparing

à great, solid, Eastern political guarded inside and out- early this month.

for the big move-in.

side (as I found when I for Teheran, flying by way of

Kashani was leaving Medina bloc which would refuse to let the Middle East help the West. "Entertainment is the prob-

in its war against Russia; .. Iem; how to keep the men called on him) by heavily ether Belrui or Damascus.

Kashant's Eastern bloc would They found 1,500 Frenchmen happy while they're off-duty," armed thugs, Kashani has

Hints had been thrown out remain "neutral" between organisation to the diplomats that an over I was told in London. "Living built up Algerians warming

Mossa- two worlds in confilet. will be generally whose avowed object is to deg, at this Press conference, former Allied llberation conditions field, pouring cement for four good but Metz, the nearest

tone down the massive hangars and knocking town, of any size, is 30 miles drive the infidel British and intended to up over 40 domestic and ad- from Gros Tenquin, so we are Americans from Persia and harshness of his radio speech.

entertainment the Middle East no matter down, nothing come of it.

But if he had intended to tone ministrative buildings. Recon- piling as much

what the cost. struction of the disused base is into the station as we can."

The line, both of the com- well ahead.

Three Cabinet Ministers, munique and of his replies to and cinema is going up

Premier have questions, was Kashani's. Tenguin all four bases already fallen to daggers will have one and a great of and guns. 5,000 dollars has just been made

fts Gros

The Canadians are not wast- Ing time either. No. 2 Wing already has installed all transport, ranging from jeeps to 40-passenger buses,

RCAF headquarters in Lan don say Gros Tenquin (pro- nounced Grow Tonk-arm) will be ready in time for the ar

rival of three Sabre squadrons which have been alerted. to fly erg out from Canada at the end of this month.

of

at

one

•

His ambition

some

.experia

His talks

Teheran

in

TULE Saudi Ambassador

was so alarmed at Kashani's intentions to ex- ploit the pilgrimage political- ly that he 'sent Ar urgent warning to his Government. As a result Kashoni was given the barest bones of VIP treat- ment when he arrived in Jed- have do

to provide sports gear; the Kashani's warning "all others will likely get the same other traitors will be treat TOW

elu Leave-time will be different,ed the same way" has made ascribed Mossadeg's The base is handy to the fron him the most powerful voice siveness to normal Oriental bar- He did not succeed in hav- five European in a world where personal optimistic assessment that he Ibn Saud. But he did see the gaining techniques, or to on ing an interview with King countries, within easy reach of courage is.

can afford to turn down most of the big city. play-

the crown prince. Ho has propa- grounds.

among politicians.

West because Mr Alton Jones gandised other leaders in Mec-i and his interests, or same other ca and continues to do so, on Hore he was now with his oll company, will eventually his journey home.

I fear we shall hear moro

exceptional

The Air Division's headquar Within two months, thero ters with a present staff of arms round the necks of two help Persia out of her difficul- will be a thousand men at 100, are currently centred in American Air Force pilots, ties at her own price. Gros Tenqula, men from Van- Paris, д

few yards off the representatives of the hated My own view is that all of his pilgrimage. They couver to Halifax..

are Champs Elysses. By Christmas,infidele.

these factors certainly play a One thing is derinin, The the spearhead.

Commander, another Divisionál In

part. But the essential reason Americans are not dying him. OL Canadian airmen Commodorn Keith Hodgson,

back-much to the relief, "of year, 4,000

gocs Disillusionment, however, why Mossadeg always vvill be at their posts on the London, Ontario, will move his Continent, occupying four air- whole ostablishment to a per-Was swift for anyone who back on any form of conclla Captain Alfred Beasley, of At tion with the Weatern Powers lanta, ond Lieutenant Elmo, of lake in

outside thought that the generous is his complete subservience to Washington. the samo north-manent position just eastern corner of France.

American gesture of send- Kashani and his terrorists.

-Landon Kxpress Service.)

JOHNNY

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