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VULCAIN

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MADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Critical Moment

JEEKEND events In

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Teheran have created for Persta A confusing political situation froni which far-reaching reper- cussions uré inevitable. The Shah would appear to be challenging the authority of Dr Mossadegh, but in a hesitant and half-hearted manner. The obvious technique suggesting itself would have been the staging

of a coup d'etat designed to restore full monarchal powers to the Shah, much of which he was forced to surrender to Mossadegh fast year. But this has not transpired, and the signs

are that the Shah has not

behind him the full support

of the Army. Even the reported attempt to seize station amounted to-nothing more than a noisy demonstration. Dr Mossadegh has been given breathing space and he has sufficiently recovered his position to be able to 'threaten to seek a popular referendum through which, he believes, the dispute between himself and the Royal House would be decisively seltled-in his favour. It is conceivable that the Shah could not afford to have the issue sub- mitted to the people, who have so far given little i any sign of dissatisfaction with Mossadegh's policies. personai

Teheran radio

The Shah's popularity is a matter for speculation. He appears to possess a certain number of Influential supporters, but the knowledge he lost out showdown with Mossadegh Cannot en-

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Mossadegh Supporters IMPRISONED MAN'S WIFE

Seek Sanctuary

DEMONSTRATIONS Endeavour

IN TEHERAN

CONTINUE

Teheran, Mar. 1.

The 30 National Front deputies, strongest supporters of Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, have decided to seek sanctuary inside the Majlis, lower house of Parliament, as rival pro-Mossadegh and pro-Shah demonstrations continued in the capital.

Teheran Radio said they will remain in the Majlis until "the nation's will is carried out."

The National Front deputies also wrote to the Shah before the Sunday session of the Majlis, urging him not to regard complacently the activi- ties of Army officers who, they alleged, had since Saturday been endangering the security of the state and furthering nefarious designs of foreign interests.

The letter assured the Shah that the National Front deputies wanted to preserve stitution. They complained that the activities of certain and strengthen the Con- officers had already damaged the reputation of the Con stilution and the monarchy.

drew after they were warned they would be fired on.

To Find Harmonious Policies

Washington, Mar. 2. British and American statesmen will try here this week for harmonious, if not common foreign policies for the dollar and sterling

areas.

on

Taika are due to open

the Wednesday when

British Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr R. A. Butler, arrive in Washington.

In the economie feld, unlike other Anglo American con

ferences, the British Ministers presenting the entire

Commonwealth. They are bring-

ing

EDGAR SANDERS

Danger Of

US Bases

establish a sterling-dollar trad- In Sweden

Ing

with them a plan to re-

system worked out last

Prime Ministers. September by the London con- of Commonwealth

ference

since

Explained

TO

TO APPEAL

GOVERNMENT

Implores Acceptance Of Red Offer

London, Mar. 1. The fair-haired wife of a British businessman in a Hungarian gaol said today that she would appeal personally to the government to accept the weird Communist offer to barter him for a Chinese girl Communist captured in Malaya.

Mrs Winifred Sanders, wife of Edgar Sanders, im- prisoned business partner of American Robert Vogeler, sald she was going to the Foreign Office to implore it to take a chance to free her husband.

"I pray the government will agree, she said. "Surely the exchange can harm no one and may bring happiness to an English home."

cousin of days," he said. "The answer to

Edgar Senders, a acter George Sanders, arrested and convicted on

was that objection is simply to keep spy our citizens out of reach of the charges with Vogeler, who was Cemmunists."--United Press.

United

later ransomed by the

States. Vogeler's sentence was

15 ye

years and Sanders' 13. The

Communism

girl, who is

move by international

the to free

Jungle under o death was the In The he

Kvas

Foreign

ELEPHANT

Gestapo Chief To Die

Bonteaux, Mar. 1. The wartime chief of the Na Gestapo at Perigues was seblenced Loday to lo for his part in the reprisal killing

of tare than 160- French- olvillena,

The court deliberated seven hours and at 4.30 1.33, anounced the death sentence for Michael Hambrecht, 63, Periguex.

boss

Central “adquarters for

Joseph Kits 47. oblet adjutani, was given ten yours' hard labour. Jakob Blauen, 46, adjutant, waS acquitted.

Apart from these threa defendants, four others

WEAL

were convicted in absentia. One

sentenced to death and the other three to 20 years' hard labour. -United Fress.

Sa

CAUGHT IN.

ERUPTING

CRATER

Wellington, Mar. 2. Caught in the crater of the volcano Mount Ngauruhoo_just as the mountain erupted, Mr J. WILD Malcolm, of the National Park, yesterday escaped a heavy barrage of flying rocks with a badly gashed thumb.

GOES WILD

Johannesberg, Mar. 1. An elephant giving the usual weighing Sunday

The mountain has been erupt~- and the

atternoon rides childre

tojing during the part month at in Johannesberg more or less frequent intervals suddenly went wild today.

pre- to now was "The

sentence in Malaya, firsi known break Sanders And for the Arst time

case since xentenced In 1950. the wat British and American

sources were Office statesmen will be discussing the Washington, Mar. 1. The National Front deputies,

dollar gap problem with a per-

the proposal The Swedish Ambassador, comment they have been only whose absence from the Majlis

manent settlement in mind and Mr Erik Boheman, said to pared to make up provented the gathering of a

ured in today Person were not against the background of a day that the Swedes feared this unprecedented."

but during a quiescent period quorum this morning, also sent injured in today's street clashes, emergency sterling

The elephant was in company | Mr Malcolm ·weat up to the a letter to the Speaker of the One person was killed and 14 FOUR MEASURES

that if the United States offer

with another in a normal parade crater to investimte. House declaring they would not were injured last night when

THE DILEMMA

when it trembled violently and The mountain was rumbling attend

Many of the meatures which were to establish the Majlis unless ali bayonet-wielding troops charged Mr Eden and Mr Butler will Sweden, "it might provoke ments are

bases in

Bovernl government

ther tried to get rid of the all the time," said Mr Malcolm, their deputy

depart- speakers were a crowd outside Dr Mossadegh's urge the United States Govern serious counter measures dilemma of how to save Sanders directions.

involved in the children

children оп its back. The "and I took photographs from allow allowed to take the chair in home. nome.

were thrown in all position in the crater wäpre puccessive sessions, anxi not Do-; Dr Mossadegh ousted General the dollar and,

und avoid blaclamall by the

could get out quickly, · · Atter Duty Zulfagar alone,

Baharmast, Chief of General are already. declared

Communists. The

Foreign

One Ittle girl was pulled to about 20 minutes them, was a earlier today dismissed his army disorders.

Prime Minister Mossadegh had staff. for failing to prevent of the Eisenhower a

Discussing Sweden's position in Bocretary, Mr Anthony Eden safety by her father from under-big rumbling and a medium The general was re- tion

to the

shot hurled rocks and ash about the neath the animal's body. en. Toute They were lated in world affairs a radio Interview now at sea and police chiefs General placed by Brigadier Riahi,

The elephant later forced its 200 feet into the air. Baharmast, Chief of the General former manager of the Nation! President Eisenhower's State of over a national network, Mr United States, was said by the

stayed

its stable. London Daily Express to favour Way back to

"I took Only

n flying. Jump over Stoff, and Brigadier Alshartoce, alised Oll Company

Union message last month Boheman said Sweden and Д and include:

*** | neutral militarily because of her acceptance of the Red proposal, with great difficulty were two the rim, glissading down the

children taken from Simplication of outdated graphical position and her But the Exp

its back. slopes. When I was about, a "tradition of keeping out of mill- turned down by the motor at The children suffered superficial hundred yards from the top and over complicated American tary so-called entanglements".

majority of

there was the Cabinet when it was sug- customs regulations and proce-

scratches only-France-Prec.

a ferriic bang and rocks soared hundreds of feet dures.

gested some weeks "If the Americans were to

ago.

above me. The United States Liberalisation and exten-establish bases in Sweden,"

ransomed

Chief of Police for a month.

Mossadegh supporter.

.

The new Army chief is a pro-

VISITING SHAW Mossadegh man, General Taght Rlahi.

Mr Fatemi said

Genera The Majlis

strongly Buharmusi Wha visiting the

Shah when monstrators roamed the elty

was

to ex

trado la

ment to take runs from others".

the

2.

I

he

courage him to believe that guarded tonight as rival de charged Mossadegh's home and, trade agreements with sterling counter-measures from the other untary regain treasures looled

pro-Shah crowdssion of United States reciprocal said, "that might provoke berlous Vogeler by promising to help Draft Note streets, some shouting for Dr despite orders to leave the area countries. Royal Palace, Mossadegh and others for

remained, there de- another two hours. According 33-your-old Shah, whose cision to leave the country and to Fatemi, Baharmast connived

he can win a second trial

of strength merely t! cough an emotional appeal to the people.

|

IT is true, however, that the Persian Premier does not

of

on

ARMY SPLIT

the

DL14

The chief of the pollee, Mahmoud Amini, uiso ousted and was replaced by Brigadier Afshartoos. Support- ters of the Shah lifted Amini to their shoulders and shouted Long live the Shan, death to

SECRET SESSION

will the morning.

FULLY EQUIPPED

to

no

30.

Nearly Ready

Cairo, Mar. 1.

They rained down for about ten minutes, and ono gashed my thumb.

"What put the wind up mo more than anything was the hot ash. I could not shelter from it and felt it burning," said Mr Malcolm recounting

his experiences afterwards. --- ter.

Shepherds Said Kidnapped

the Israeli

by the side with regard to Finland,

Nazis, Mrs Sanders 3. Encouragement of dollar which would in itself make our that Britain had

said: " "I was told at that time lovestment in the sterling area.

military and strategic situation

similar con- 4.

cessions to Purchase for dollars by much more difficult.

make. I was given then to stay instead, touched oft Mossadegh's in a plot to over- of military equipment and Columbia Broadcasting System's she would have

demonstrations the

against

the

United States Government

to understand that had Britain the_demonstrations...

Mr Boheman, a guest on the been. able --to offer

An authoritative source to throw Mossadegh and the gov- ernment sad implement net strategic raw materials

dononcessions

If night disclosed that the draft of in the weekly programme, "The Europe that was The Iranian Army appeared | intriguos

then, now is foreign under

the an Egyptian note asking Britain sterling area. in any way command the

Other

Story", sald Sweden had been time for the Foreign Omica and to evacuate the Suez Canal zone now being increasing her. defence budget government to show they meant measures full backing of the Majlis, split by the showdown struggle

ant was now` virtually completed. urged between the aged Premier and

upon Teheran Administration by United States "arrived

the Eisenhower since World War II and had what they said. After all, it is Some of

According to this source, the his closest

of the supporters

was industry include:

at a fairly

is to young sociates have recently ex- monarch,

good the

be based on the who are seeking note The Foreign Minis-

defence establishment-in 1. Repeal of outdated "Buy case stronger than any

any terms

principle of unconditional

Amman, Mar. 1. pressed criticism of hister, Hossein Fatemi. described

other American"

The senior Jordanian member legislation, which handling

Sho has sent a telegram to evacuation but will contain no the Anglo- the situation as "Critical" and

in Europe", prevents United States Govern-

objection to temporary Minister

em-of the Mixed, Armistice Com- the Prime Persian

saying: oil dispute, and cald Mossadegh would resign

ment departments from purchas

"Please do all possible to release technicians whose job will be at a news conference today that ployment by Egypt of foreign mission, Azmi Nossassibi, said there has been more than within 40 hours If the Majlis

"traitors."

Ing sterling area goods,

my husband Edgar Sanders, one display of passive re-intrigues" of the Shah's Court. failed to uphold him against the

2. Removal of restrictions on

soldiers . We can

father of mobilise something

three ту

kidnapped girls." to train Egyptian experts in the farnell the use of sterling area shipping like 600,000 men at very short sistance on the part of the

from Jordan territory use of modern equipment. shepherds United Press. Unicas he got a conâdence Majlis by members' refusal vote and he has never falled night lasted

The source said that the time and killed them. The secret Mailla session last to transport goods under foreign | notice, say 48 hours, In our

VOGELER'S PROPOSAL early aid programmes.

limits to be given to the British He said soldiers dragged, the to constitute a quorum for so fur--Dr Mossadegh planned hours of the

New York, Mar. 1. Army and they will be fully 3. Reduction or removal of equipped-about 20 divisions."

for the evacuation of the Canal shepherds across debating

Mr Robert Vogeler, former Zone by stages were the only border, shot them and mutilated and voting

Mos-United States tariffs and agricul- to quit as Premier und demand

sadegh demanded suppor, kral import quotas.

prisoner of the Hungarian Com- question still being studied by the bodies. He added that the resolutions submitted by the a nationwide referendum on his

Deputies although Opposition

He added that Sweden had a munisis, said today that the officials drafting the note. soldiers Promier, Mossadegh has 80

stand against the Royal House-

But no carly decision is ex- "very effective air force"

carried of United States should offer to France-Presse. secused him of trampling on pected from the Elsenhower Ad- 1,000 to 1,200

off 177 goats for obtained all the votes like the way the Court has been hold. Dr Mossadegh does not

law and order, setting himself 'nistration on these measures.

modern planes, spare the lives of the condemned

and sheep.-United Press. of confidence 110 has spending the

mostly jet fighters manufactur- atomic spies, Jullus and Ethel 250,000,000-rial

up as a dictator and plunging STAGE BY STAGE

ed the nation demanded, but not without | (US$7,500,000) Imperial Budget,

In Sweden, and

the chaos.

a Navy Rosenberg, in return for The Into

This week's talks will be which he described a display of reluctance by

met this different in another respect it very large but.

as "not freedom of the captive Ameri- The Shab, who had dramall- Mujily was to have met

an open session, will be the first time for more and adapted for our In

very efficient car correspondent, William Parliament, and if, during cally announced yesterday that morning the next few hours, the pro he was leaving the country

needs". Catis. but

Moosadegh for

tactical

than 20 years that Britain and He sald Sweden Intended to Mr Vogeler also urgeti that reasons ordered his supporters the United States have both been maintain this force even though Britain accept Hungary's offer then reversed himself in о monarchul movement should i Mb

suip not to show up, preventing a represented his sup-

by speech to

right-wing it had been a great burden, of trading his former business strengthen itself among the weeping

remained in the quorum.

fenders.

since "a major war broke colleague, Edgar Sanders, for a out we would undoubtedly im- Communist girl sentenced to Premior would be in con. streeta,

headed by Mossadegh of a stage by stage attempt to mediately be group a group of his

surrounded by death in Malaya and that the siderable danger of defent. porters marched

towards Radio called on him, in a special letter, move

permanent countries involved in war".

United States "proceed on the Such a development would Teheran and their spokesman to use all the powers at his com- balance of trade between the

same basis to free Datia" from Saarland claimed

to prevent immediately present Mullab

sterling areas "foreign dollar and

"I do not think and

you would his Czechoslovakian gaol. any Swede Kashini,

who would Tcheran lender of the

the afternoon, the Premier gave which the pound sterling can be overestimate our and our men won't allow fanatic Moslem group and

chances to any the go-ahead signal for the post-made convertiblo with the escape Involvement," traitorous

he con- friend of the Communists, from there,"

propaganda paned Majks session, Masoodega dollar..

tinued. with the opportunity for

got support from the. Tudch Because of the stage by stage. However, Sherman tanks and Community Party, which has plan, no immediate agreement which he has been quietly armoured care frustrated their demanded that the Shah be or concreto result is expected waiting. With the help of attempt. The marchers with deposedUnited Press.

from this conference.-Reater.

rank and file, tho Persian fent-uardest

the

Communists, Kashinl

might find it possible to take power, either personal. ly or through a stooge. The danger is increased by the Indications that while the Shah wishes to see Mos sadegh deposed, he has no sympathetic politician at his disposal, posteasing nuffl- clent popularity with the people, to put in Mossadegh's offico. And that the Com- munists are ready to act, riven what they consider

but

Palace. In The 30-man National Front The talks this week are part

on

sup-

a

just cundematurely, "We have intrigues" and disorders. Late in eventually towards conditions in and

more

Radio

Hundreds Arrested During

Hindu Spring

Festival

New Delhi, Mar. 1.

Police this weekend arrested several hundred people all over India as youths and children celebrated with customary exuberance the two-day Hindu "Holl" festival. for the coming of spring.

bush"

in

to "om-

and

Com

From dawn till midday today In Calcutta about live people the pro-Christian Easter, All gangs of children and young were injured in "Holl" brawls Fools Day and Guy Fawkes cities and villages and 350 were taken in custody Day, has been lost in the mists the right moment or oppor- taroughout the country, gather for sprinkling coloured water of

men,

time. tunity, is illustrated by their ed at street corners with an unwilling persont. offer to Mossadegh to assist and wollte

The burning of bonfires on Holl night is said to him in his fight with the

15 people were smemorate the burning of Holics, Shah. The present moment pedestrian spraying them rested by the police after a sister of the demon kins, who may be even more critical with brillant red, yallow cr clash between Holl celebranie tried to bury her brother's so for Persia than last year's time, all those bold enough persons were injured by stone to all to be a ronnant of

blue liquid so that, by lunch and non-Hindus in which six but fell in the fire herself. riots which led. Mossadegh to venture

The sprintting with coloured out, wern.novaged to win hig dictatorial from head to toot in ruinbow The origin of the Holl feolival, some ancient fertility rita - powers.

I which is like a mixture between ! Relator.

Bues.

SWEDEN'S POLICY

on

"We would not be sacrificing any principles by such an offer," said Mr Vogeler, who was ran somed by the United States from a Hungarian prison after being convicted of espionage" against the satellite government.

He pointed out that Sweden adhered

Witathor, sve would simply after to a policy of car to consider clemency if the Com- operation with

other nations, had folned all unified releasing Datis

free muniste prove good faith in European quterprises, except

This military pacts and had supplied practical kind of negotiation

which the Communista medical ald: 10 the United

must Nations forces in Korea.

respect!!

LAST CHANCET * "We think that with the Oaks, Azockabed Pross cor- geographical position we have, respondent in Prague, was ar our troops. had better remain rested on a charge of espionage In Sweden," he said.

aid imprisoned by the tollite Czechoslovakian government, Mr Arked ----about- -attacks Vogeier said of Hungary's offer: Swedish flying bouts and planes,

offer is & more than over international waters, said these unwarranted

Jast unjustified

chance tomvo and

Sanders. It may bea attacks" "provoked the deepest senil get Bill

bad Communist hint of

of how we can Ostia mento in Sweden":

He disagrood with the tian that British acceptance of Asked if Swedish planes at the offer would set a precedent flow over these waters here encouraging the Communists to plied with a darkle, "We seize the nearest Bellon when continue to do that, frit at a over they wanted to make some

Iron Curtains countries, now cada or alighaly faster pace. The Am dosl buscador: aloo sakl trade with There are very few Ameri-

citizens of any free:] about savers per cent, was on nation who have any business the downgrade""United Freer. behind the Iron Curtain these

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