DEFENCES OF IRAN
FORCES ON BORDER GUARDING OIL PLANTS INTERESTS OF BRITAIN (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Aug. 20. 2 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 19. While the Iran Government is considering the second British-Russian warning against the activities of German agents, Iran troops and tanks are moving towards the south-western frontier with Iraq. The Daily Mail’s Teheran correspondent says the official explanation of the movement of troops is that they are to “afford protection for the Abadan oil refineries which are of common Anglo-Iran interest.” The Iran military authorities have also taken over control at Ahwaz. Jewish merchants, the most sensitive barometer of possible political storms, are shifting goods from the frontier town of Mohammerah to Basra. The Teheran correspondent of the Herald says the Germans in Iran might attempt sabotage if Iran consented to the transport of war materials to Russia, or might attempt to seize Iran. The Germans are saying that their armies will reach the Caucasus within four weeks. The official Iranian reply is that the Government has learned its “fifth column” lesson and has the activities of every foreigner undei control.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20639, 20 August 1941, Page 6
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