THE PERSIAN TROUBLE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 2497, 11 June 1920, Page 5

THE PERSIAN TROUBLE.

BOLSHEVISM ACTIVE. BRITISH POSITION DANGEROUS Electric Telegraph—Press Association Copyright. (United Servioes.) (Received this day, at 9.5 a.m.) London, June 10. The “Times” commenting on the Bolshevist occupation of Koslit infers that the Reds Lnteudi to make a definite move on Teheran. A small British force at liesht have withdrawn 52 miles and are placed in position, at Me.nzil Pass, guarding the Teheran road. Other British troops are scattered ineffectively in the north of Persia, and probably will be endangered,. The whole position is obscure owing to the lack of official information, but apparently there is nothing to prevent Persia falling an easy prey to the Bolsheviks. The Government is weak and honeycombed with intrigue. Asselesky’s Cossack division, quartered in Teliwark, is now anti-British and deeply tainted with Bolshevism. Kutcluka Klui.il. a notorious freebooter and leader of Persian revolutionaries, lias become lieadl of the Provisional Government torn fell £t, Reslit- and will probably encourage the Bed advance on Teheran. ’JTie British Government lias still not defined its policy' in persia, though its interests are immediately threatened. simultaneously with a dangerous position which is developing in Asia Minor, owing to the increasing co-operation between the Turks anti, Bolshevist’s.