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Russians Evacuate Indian Premiers

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FROM PAGE ONE

several hits on a 5,000 ton landed with. Soviet troops quickly began g'aking.

vessel which

Finnish Fighting HELSINKI, Aug, 25 (UP). The Hufvudstad Bladet reports that German and Finnish troops on the Salla front qaptured the town of Kielaink on the northern shore of Lake Tuoppia Jaervi and are contin- uing their drive, against the Russian Murmansk ralfroad. Kielsk Is ently 50 kilometers from the ratiroad. The newspaper states that the Ger mans on the central Salla front have still not crossed the old frontier but are now holding positions Alnkotti and the Tutsa River.

Desert Viceroy's

Call To Defence.

August 26,

1941.

TOWNS BOMBED, ALLEGATION

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> FROM PAGE ONE

"Most Regrettable"

BOMBAY, Aug. 25 (Reuter)..se from the small number of Ger- The Working Committee of the All-India Moslem League has unanimously passed a re anlution calling on the three Premiers, Sir Sikander Hyat Sir Khan, Fazlul Iluq and Mohamed Abdullah Khan. 10 resign from the National De- fence Council.

"With a view to calming Britain and tussia, the Iranian Government took special steps to reduce the num- ber of Germans in the country and did their best to fatisfy the British and Soviet Governments,

my

It is most regrettable that despite all the efforts of the Iranian Govern- Sir Sikander and Sir Mohamedent to preserve peace, the British and Soviet representatives, instead of #peaceful, have expressed their willing discussing matters in aroundness to resign but Mr Hug has understanding way, arrived at

house af 4 a.m. to-day with asked for time.

threatening memorandum.

"According to reports reaching me, that Dritsh and Soviet appears forces had crossed the border even before the representatives arrived at Iranian ports and my house. British forces have at- tacked ships la sritish planes and guns have alrendy some Iranian Combed and shelled Lowns. The Iranian authorities have 1aken all necessary measures to meet the situation."

Iranian Policy.

Thrust Toward Dnieper-Petrovsk SPECIAL TO THE "TELEURAPH MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (UP) was officially sinted in Moscow that the continued German armies to-day perpetrovsk where la situated the gigantic dam which serves the indus- trial and agricultural centres of

to while the German pressure Kexholm and Novgorod continued unabated,

their thrust in the direction of Dnic-

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"To-day's communique reported combat by partisans in the occupied regions of the Leningrad districts. The Germans posted sentinels of local along every kilometre of | peasante

Cominunications. The latter joined the Russian guerillas whereafter the Germans shot the first eight peasants and seized and burned two villages.

London report. Radio Berlin to-night announced that Dnieperpetrovsk is already within the range of the advancing Germans.

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LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter).-- There is stili no conternation London that the Germans have any tridgeheads across the Dnieper and the main part of the fighting thus remains west of the river.

While clrcumstantial evidence Ahows

the Daleper-Petrovsk has been blown up, no official statement has been received to that effect from the Russian Government. Fighting continues to be intense on the Leningrad front but there has been no marked move.

thint

He has been given ten days to resign, falling which the President of the League (Me M. A. Jinnah) is authorised to deal with the matter. It is stated that as Sir Sikander and Sir Mohamed have decided to resign, the question of disciplinary nction against them does not arise. It is added that failing receipt of a satisfactory reply from Mr Fazlul fun within the time allowed, the Committee has authorised Mr Jinnah take such action as he may deem proner and necessary,

Sir Sikander la Premier of the Punjab; Mr Fazlul Hug of Bengal; They and Sir Mohamed of Assam.

the the Council by National Defence were recently appointed to Viceroy.

Belligerent Commentary

Japanese Writer Wants

Sea Closed

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Aug. 25 (UP).-Mr Tell- chi Muto; military commentator of the "Tochi Shimbun" to-day demand ed that the Japanese Government close the Tsugaru Soya Straits to foreign shipping in retaliation for the United States closure of the Panama Conal.

of Japari "These northern gates are more important to Japan than the Panama Canal is to America," be de- clared. "Can, the Japanese people In the Smolensk-Gomel area, it merely look on when American ships are transporting Russian ald supplies, known that the Russians are counter- attacking but no detalls have reach-particularly aviation gasoline which ed London.

Laconic Communiques MILITARY COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"

Aug.

25 (Iteuters.— LONDON, Both the Russian and German com- laconic are exceedingly muniques

is now calling towards Vladivostok?"

British Encounter Resistance In Iran

FROM PAGE ONE

and udd nothing to our knowledge of the situation on the eastern front.

The Russian communique spealt

nt Aighting Koxholm, Iran except under licence as from of severe

Dnieper-Petrovsk | August 20. Novgorod and

Rome Report while the German communique, sayu that operations are proceeding satin-

ROME, Aug. 25 (UP)-The after- 1 di:- factorily according to plan.

noon newspapers published patch from Ankara which says that fifteen Soviet divisions are mussed on

border, Soviet-Turkish

di- the estimating that thirty. Soviet visions are entering Iran.

Military Objectives

I would seem, therefore, that neither side has any special claim to record and that no further.German advance has been scored in the Leningrad sector.

Counter-Offensive

..

(Reuter); LONDON, Aug. 25 The Iranian Government declare that it has been their policy to ask all those foreigners to leave the country no special employment

who have and whose presence there is unneces sary. besides those whose positions can be Alled by Iranians.

They add that this policy is being carried ou

out with greater

care and

as the result of the British

shment's

Furthermore,

representations,

us entry Into the country, residence and mavement of foreigners are controlled, there was no cause for anxiety since nothing hnd accurred to justify it.

Turkey Said Displeased

FROM PAGE ONE

ing alongside the Russians in the defence of Boku.

Iranian quarters said that accord- ing to their information, there is no indication here that the Germans are Turkish observers think it has likely Planning to aid Iran, although some been suggested that Germans and Italians might launch an attack from the air, thus relieving the pressure on Iran

Official Notification

LONDON, Aug 25 (UP)-I! is authoritatively reported that Britain has notified Turkey. Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabin and Afghanistan of the entry of British troops into Iran and the reasons therefor.

the The notification Included

Britain will do assurances that nothing to damage the intereets of Iran and her neigbours; moreover, Britain and Russia Informed Turkey that they have no designs on Iran's pulitical Independence or territorial integrity.

Soviet Note LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP)--Radio Moscow announced that this morning M. Malolov, the Foreign Commissar handed a note to the Iran Minister reviewing the relationship between be Soviet Russia and Iran since

when Soviet Russia concluded the Arst treaty of friendship with Iran.

(BY "REUTER'S" DIPLOMATIC Independent Information suggests

· CORRESPONDENT) that Marshal Timoshenko's counter-

25 Aug. momentum ik

(Reuter). offensive gathering

LONDON. the British military relieve

efforts must east of Kiev and may

main Dnieper directed towards two German pressure in

famous Industrial safeguarding the Iranian all Gelds bend where centre of Dnieper-Petrovsk is men-

keeping open the line of com- ons with Soviet Russia tioned for the first time.

munications

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The announcement stated that the Soviets moved into Iran on the basis of the Russo-Iran treaty of February allowed to march in if Iran was used

se for as u base the preparation of hostile nelion by a third Power, The note promised that the Soviet forces would withdraw "Immediately when this danger has passed."

{~T]-is, however, no suggestion ! :o-Cavious lines of advance are 26. 1021 in which Soviet troops are

that the Germans have anywhere been able to establish themselves on thus indicated, one being from Mosul

The

and Baghdad towards Urumloh and The cast bank of the river.

that Russian German admission bridge-heads are being attacked sug- Tabriz, and the other from Basra to gests that Marshal Budenny is still guard the oil fields. in comfortable control of the river and that the Russian gorrison in Odessa is proving a nasty thorn in the German flank.

Reinforcements

The

to

menace

real war

It is possible that troops from Baluchistan may advance across the

Reaction of Egypt southern boundaries of Iran to com- plete the occupation and convince

CAIRO, Aug. 25 (Reuter),-Great Teheran of the futility of resistance.

The Persian Army 18 small, badly excitement prevalled in Cairo as news and unlikely 10 offer gradually spread of the joint Anglo-

have not

not Russian military action in Iran. The most important development, equipped

It was felt that it was the first step however, is taking place in the re- serious resistance. They

constituted an actual

weak gion of the Caucasus, where British

to themselves but have been a poter towards strengthening the are likely

link in the chain of Middle East and Russian forces

bf trouble and source establish a junction very soon.

effort countries. expeditions ference with the Allied

King

Farouk's sister is married to effect of this open and

and agents route for supplies and, if necessary, owing to the presence of several

hundred Nazi

fifth the son of the Shah of Iran; other-

the way of should have an ap- reinforcements, preciable result on the operations in columnists. This has been the great wise there is little in

cultural relations between the two danger. possibilities

because they belong southern Russin. The

The fact of a

which, common front on

countries of early R.AF. collaboration must

Turkey's eastern frontier will be to opposing Moslem seela, are sharply not be overlooked.

the divided on religious ground. further source of strength to

Unofficial observers consider that Turkish Government who are thus assured of Allied backing on all its the operations in Iran ore likely to take two forms-fratly, linking of Asiatic land frontiers.

British ond Russian forces by shortest cut and secondly, a drive to the north from Bosra.

Budenny's Army Free

(BY "REUTER'S" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT) MOSCOW, Aug. 25-German in- sistence on the fact that the Russians were holding Daleper bridgeheads was a clear indication that the Rus- sians were methodically withdrawing and that the Germans had failed elther to encircle Marshal Budenny's army or a large part of it ar gain control of any crossings of the lower Dnieper.

There is strong reason to believe that mention of Dnieper-Petrovsk inj to-day's communique refers to a suc- cessful Russian rearguard action.

Use of Ukraine

Agents A "Pretext" WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Reuter).

conferring with Under After

of

Sumner State Mr Secretary Welles, the Iranian Minister told re- porters to-day that there were no German agents in Iran, and Russo- British allegations to the contrary were "only a pretext" for invasion.

Trade Delegates From Iceland

On Visit To Washington

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

the

Relief At Decision CAIRO, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-News Into Iran caused of the advance

who great rellef throughout the countrles of the Middle East Command have been highly conscious of this weak link in the great front which stretches from West Africa to Singapore,

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It is still not known whether the Iranian forces intend to or re- sistance but it is thought here that It resistance is offered, it will not be on us large a scale as, say, in Syria.

The question arises what good to the, Germans are the occupied parts:

The Iranian Army is believed to of the Ukraine. They must reckon WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UP) number about 10 divisions, said to be with the passive resistance of the trade, delegation arrived here from peasants and further in the long run. Iceland to-day, and stated that they well-trained but lacking modern is only 10 modern aircraft Air Force Ukraine with its almost completely.

სო Oven while there are said to mercial tractorised agriculture will be quite would negotiato financial and com- equipment. It is reported that their

questions. Such arrangement, conform to the

the There is a possibility that Germans may try to send reinforce

by air, but the fact that Russia ments

with Is acting in

co-operation

Iraq hould The advance from

useless unless the Germans are able

to provide vast quantities of petrol- okreement under which the United lower tanks, of German make.

which obviously they cannot.

The plight of the peasants under States assumed protection and pro- further Iceland's interests mised to grievous but most of the Nazis

The delegation ence in favourable

thein will no doubt manage to sur-_every possible ed confid-Britain will make this, musk

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time with clandestine Rain And Mud An important thing has happened which, if it continues, may have an enormous effect in slowing up Ger- man operations on all or many parts of the front. It is the entry into the war of Russia's alles rain and mud. ing heavily for the It has been raining last 24 hours and

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in solving Iceland's urgent needs but lead to a rapid linking up of the aso in finding a lasting basis for im- British and Russian troops. This LARGEST AERIAL the assembly line which is

step towards the creation of a front proved financial relations.

The White House to-day announced the removal of restrictions under which newspapermen, photographers and radio men have hitherto been prevented from going to Iceland.

the not very numerous main roads Nazi Consulate Closed

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ots of tanks across the country

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Router).

south- stretching from Murmansk wards to the Middle East, from Cairo

great are to Basra, will form a Germany's east, barring her rond.

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