New-York tribune., 1920-06-17
Request for Protection
From Reds Invasion
Postponed Pending Ne
gotiations With Moscow
Hope BolsI,eviki
Will Keep Pledge
'Ieferan Government Is
I ol q Appeal Should
Have Been Made Direct

From The Trjbume'a European Bureau
Copyright. 1890. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, June 16.--The council Of
tho b.eaeue of Nations, which had been
appealed 20 by the Persian government
zor protection against the Dolshevik
Il oops, which invaded that country and
occupied the port of Enzcl, on the
Dead Sea, mas decided to POSTPONE
action on this, the first international
question TO be referred to the council
for adjustment.
Earl Curzon. British Minister of
State for orcign Affairs, announced
the decision to-day at the sixth meet
ing Of the council at St. James's Palace.
He revealed ttat before appealing to
the league council the Persian govern
ment had exchanged notes with the
Moscow government The Bolsheviki,
IN their reply to the first protest from
Teheran, promised to withdraw their
troops from Persian soil and to recoe-
n!ze the integrity Of the Shah's govern
ment In reply, June 10, Persia pro
posed to the Moscow government a ccr
tain basis for the Withdrawal Of tNc
troops, and asked for certain guaran-
tees TOR the future good conduct of the
Bolsheviki toward Persia In addition,
the Teheran government expressed a
desire for the establishment of friendly
relations between Persia and the Boil
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presented 20 the council by Prince
Firouz Mira, Persian Foreign Minister
who is sitting at the council sessions
while the Persian question is undo
consideration.
Statement by Earl Curzon
Earl Curzon in his statement, SAID
that ''in opening negotiations with the
Moscow government Persia acted
properly and rightly, and, in fact, an
ticipated the advice which the council
would have given had her appeal to
the league been made before such ne
gotiations We're initiated" Eerl Cur
zon said that the council considered it
lnadvisahlc to take any action pending
the fulhlment of the Bolshevik prom
lse to withdraw the Red troops and
recognize Pcrsia's sovereignty. In his
statement the British Foreign Minis
ter continued:
The council decided that before ad-
vlsing upon means by which the obliga-
ton prescribed by the covenant shall
be fulfilled it is desired to give every
opportunity for the success of the
congregations now progressing, to
await the result of the promises made
by the Soviet authorities. Meanwhile
the council requests the Persian repre-
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march of events"
Announcement was made on behalf
Of the council by de Fleurian, the
French delegate. that the negotiations
with the Moscow government for the
sending into Russia by the League of
Nations OF commission to investigate te
conditions there had broken down be-
cause of the Bolsheviki's refusal to al
low such body to enter the country
at this time He said the council,
(which had been guided in this mat
ter solely by the high principles Of
peace and humanity, can do no moro
than note the refusal and leave the
entire responsibility with the Soviet
government"
Moscow Reprcachcs League
The most recent note to the council
from Moscow reproached the League Of
NATIONS for permitting General Pill
sudski, leading the Polish armies, and
General Wrangel, commanding the
anti Bolshevik elements in the Crimea.
to continue their military ofensives
against the Red troops The note
charged that the Allied governments
were supporting those offensives and
added:
The most elementary demands for
the security of the republic make il
impossible under these conditions to
permit the entry of an investigating
commission until such time as the