CRISIS IN PERSIA
BRITISH TROOPS TO LEAVE TEHERAN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. DELHI, January 16. The withdrawal of the British troops from Teheran is imminent. The Premier resigned on the 14th. An important meeting of Persian notables was called to discuss the situation, and the Shah desired to proceed to Europe, but finally, under pressure, agreed to remain, and the Premier’s resignation was withdrawn. The' general opinion is that the British Persian agreement is dead. BOLSHEVIKS SEIZE POWER. LONDON, January 17. The crisis in Persia is due to the new Bolshevik Cabinet seizing power practically by a coup d’etat. The Shah has left the capital and gone to Shiraz, where he is endeavouring to form a new Government.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10802, 19 January 1921, Page 5
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