MENACE IN PERSIA.
BOLSHEVISTS? ADVANCE FROM THE CASPIAN SEA. lElec. TeL Copyright— United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ... . . LONDON, May 19. j Despatches from Teheran indicate that j much alarm has : been caused owing to the Bolshevists', advance from the Caspian, Sea. It is known that the Bolshevists have concentrated a considerable force on the shore of the Caspian Sea , since the fall of Baku and the seizure of Denekin's ships. The situation is aggravated owing to the Anglo-Persian agreement, which is not yet m full operation. A small British military mission is engaged reorganising Persia's military system, but little progress has yet been made. It is admitted that British prestige has suffered a set-back, and the situation is regarded with anxiety, particularly m view of the proximity of Teheran to the zone of Bolshevist influence. ••'-.•'...."- '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15222, 21 May 1920, Page 3
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