The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-25
Roaring Tanks Told
 Iran Invasion Was On
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1 He said that 1t had been necessary to act to prevent German agents from carrying through to friution plans to attack the Soviet Union.
 Molotov said that the occupation was not directed against the in- tegrity of Iran but was intended ex- clusively for the defense of the So- viet Union, and he assured Ma hommed Saed that the Red army would evacuate Iran as soon as the danger from German machinations had been obviated.
 In a note to the Iranian Ambas- Sador Molotov said the Soviet gov- ernment three times had warned Iran of increaseG end open activity of German agents which was threatening to drag Iran into war against the Soviet Union.
 "The Iran government refused to take measures to halt the chaos created in Iran by German agents on their criminal activities" Molo- toy charged.
 Meanwhile the Soviet govern ment has undertaken the necessary steps in conformity with Article VI of the Russo -Iranian treaty of 1921, which the Soviet government is now justified in invoking for its self de- fense."
 This treaty, under which Russia acted, was that of February 26, 1921 under which Russian troops are given the right to- enter Iran if Iranian territory is used as base for the preparation of hostile action by third power.
 Iran did not heed the warning, the note said, and therefore the So- viet Government was compelled to invoke the Russo-Iranian treaty of 1921 which empowers Russia to march into Iran in the event of menace by third power.
 90 Russian Divisions
 Los Angeles, Aug. 25 = (UP0 -I The Tokyo radio, in a broadcast picked up by the NEG listening post here, said today that 30 Russian di- visions, between 100000 and 50o,Oo0 men, were concentrated on the Iran border.
 The Tokyo broadcast did not say whether any of the 30 divisions had crossed the border.
 Turkey Stays Neutral
 Ankara, Aug. 9 - (UP0 = For eign Minister Sukru Saracoglu was reported today to have told the Britain and Russia had no perm that Turkey would remain neutral in the Iran hostilities.
 Saracoglu was said to have told | them Turkey would not intervene after they had assured him that | Britain and Russia had not perm anent political or territorial designs on Iran.
 The Turkish press displayed sym pathy for Iran in its reports of the joint Anglo-Russian operations.
 Sir Hughe Knatchbull-H -Hugessen, British ambassador, and M. Vino yradov, Russian ambassador, called | on Saracoglu separately. The con- ferences lasted throughout the morning.
 (In London, authoritative quar- ;ers reported that Britain had given | similar assurances to Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan).
 Italy's Opinion
 Rome, Aug. 25-(UP)-Authoita- tive quarters today regarded the | invasion of Iran as tacit admission that the German of Fensive in theUkraine actually is the rich oil fields of the | 
 The joint military move was de- bounced as a "clear case of aggres- 'ion," similar to recent British oper- ations in Iraq and Syria.
 Observers believed that Turkey, | with British and Russian troops in Iran, now would have to take 8 more | definite stand on whether she would | intervene in hostilities and decide which side she would support.
 Virginia Gayda, in the Newspaper Iiornale DItalia, said that Britain md Russia intend to partition Iran. The invasion of Iran is denial" ,f the Roosevelt Churchill eight point declaration, he added, and said hat England wants to 1nonopolize he precious resources of Iran"
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