“ ELECTION NOT FREE”
PERSIAN PARTIES’ PROTEST (Rec. 9 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 13. Dr. Mohammed Mosadegh, leader of the Persian independent coalition parties, opposing the party led by the Prime Minister, Ghavam Sultaneh, called on the Shah to-day. Candidates of the Coalition parties followed him. says the Teheran correspondent pf the Associated Press. A spokesman for the coalition parties said that at least six coalition candidates intended to remain in the palace until the Shah had acted on their protests that the elections were not free. Persian tradition demands that citizens may take refuge in the palace until the Shah hears their petition. Few persons voted when the elections began on January 11. Voting will resume to-morrow after an intervening religious festival to-day. PLAN FOR MALAYAN FEDERATION ACCEPTANCE BY UNITED MALAYA ORGANISATION (Rec. 9 p.m.) LONDON, January 13. The United Malaya National, Organisation accepted in principle at its annual congress at Aler Star the plan for a Malayan Federation, says the Singapore correspondent of “The Times.’’ Twenty-five of the 29 delegates voted for acceptance after the president had assured them that they were not committing the party to final acceptance of the details which it Bought to modify-
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25082, 14 January 1947, Page 7
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