TEHERAN ENTERED
STAFFS OF ALLIED TROOPS CONFER London, Sept. 18. British and Russian troops have entered Teheran, capital of Iran. The Associated Press says some of the Russian troops were dropped by parachute. The Teheran correspondent of the Associated Press says British and Russian staff officers are conferring to settle a series of misunderstandings resulting from Russian troops, including parachutists, entering and seizing important strategic, points on the outskirts of the capital, including army barracks, airfields, and railway yards.
As the Russians were entering the city the new Shah was taking the oath before Parliament to uphold the Constitution. His first official act was to dismiss the chief of police.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 222, 20 September 1941, Page 5
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