UNHAPPY PERSIA
RUSSIAN TROOPS ADVANCING
REACTIONARIES ASSASSINATED
By Telegraph—Press Association— Copy risk I TEHERAN, December 4.
A procession of ten thousand, witi banners inscribed *' Death or Indepcn donee,” visited tho British, American, and French Legations. Speeches were delivered appealing to the spirit of justice and liberty.
Three prominent reactionaries were assassinated on Saturday. The life oi tho Sipahdar (Commander of the Forces) was attempted on Sunday.
Two thousand Russian troops are thirty miles southward of Resht; two hundred have arrived at Kazoin, and four hundred are near Teheran. Tho Russians disarmed tho Persian militia at Resht and occupied tho telegraph office. Tie late Ala-ed-Dowlcli (ox-Governor of Fare, assassinated a few days ago), ■who acted as intermediary between Russia, Britain, and Persia, persuaded Persia to comply to the first ultimatum. The reply to the second asks for a renewal of tho negotiations with a view to conceding what is reasonable.
A GERMAN PRESS OPINION
BERLIN, December 4,
The journal “ Morgenpost ” says the Anglo-German Treaty of 1898 contingently granted Germany certain Portuguese possessions in Africa, and that these might now he taken in compensation for Britain’s interest in Persia.
RUSSIA’S INTENTIONS,
PERMANENT OCCUPATION NOT
CONTEMPLATED.
(Received December 5, 10.10 p.m.) LONDON, December 5.
It is semi-officially stated that assurances received in London confirm Sir Edward Grey’s conviction that tho despatch of Russian troops to Persia is exclusively intended to obtain satisfaction of the Russian demands, and that no permanent occupation nor interference with Persia’s internal affairs is intended. Russia is determined to adhere to the spirit and letter of the Anglo-Russian Convention.
REPORTED APPEAL BY TURKEY,
(Received December 5, 10.15 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, December 6.
It is reported that Turkey has appealed to the Powers to uphold and respect Persia’s independence.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7976, 6 December 1911, Page 7
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