Evening star., 1941-09-14
Trans Threats End
Germans Delay in
Surrendering 80
Nuzis Leoye on Special
Truins for Internment
In Indiu and Siberia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEHERAN. Iran, Sept. 13.-
Eighty Nazis left on special trains
for wartime internment in India
and Siberia today after "a hours of
delaying tactics by the German
Legation were ended by the threat
of Iran police and army to take
measures" against the Legation COM
pound.
With their Hell Hitler cheers
rasping the ears of waiting British
and Russian diplomats, 70 Of the
group went south toward AhwaZ en-
route to India, while eight other
very glum Germans went north to
Kazvin for internment in Russia.
About 400 men and 400 women and
children were still sheltered at the
German legations suburban COM
pound
BY variety of excuses the Lega-
ton had caused postponement OF
the trains departures first from
$50 am Yesterday until 10 pm.
then until this morning.
Expected More to Leave.
At $50 am. the first Germans ar
rived at the station. Then nearly
two hours was spent checking pass
ports and drinking beer before the
trains actually left.
The British had expected 225
Germans to leave, and the Russians
had expected so. Both were dis
appointed.
British and Russian counSellors,
waiting hours before the Germans
arrived in heavily guarded buses at
the station. mentioned several times
the possibility that Soviet troops
should be called from Kazvin. 80
miles away, to end the stalling
tactics
If further difficulties are en-
countered tomorrow, when further
contingents are scheduled to leave,
positive action will be taken, Soviet
quarters threatened.
Jondon dispatches said Sir
Reader Bullard, British Minister
in Teheran. had made strong
representations to the Iran gov
ernment to hasten the departure
of the GermansD
Demanded Guns Removal
The Germans reported to Berlin
that the Iran army had machine
guns trained on all exits of the
legation compound. At one time
the Germans told the Swedish
charge d'affairs, the go-between in
the surrender of the Nazis that
they would not leave until the
guns were removed.
Gen. Ahmad Ahmadi, military
governor of Teheran. however, per-
sonally supervised their departure,
with 100 Iran soldiers riding on the
train to Ahwsz and 20 others on the
train to Kazvin.
The Russians especially wanted
possession Of a dozen alleged Nazi
ringleaders of espionage in South
western Asia, including Roman
Gamotta, said by the Moscow radio
to have been the chief instigator of
Rashid Ali Al Gailanis coup d'etat
in Iraq. He is believed to be a
former German naval officer, who
adopted Gamotta as an alias.
But neither Gamotta or the others
turned up today, and there were
rumors that some Of them were
hiding in the japanese Legation.
Language misunderstanding, lack
of transportation to the station, in
correct spelling Of names and sick
ness were some of the excuses the
Germans gave for their delay. They
said SO who were scheduled to leave
on the first train had fallen i'll and
are unable to move"
Deny 25 Sailors Arrived.
Twenty-Five sailors demanded by
the British as fugitives from Nazi
ships seized at Bandar Shapur were
said by the Germans not to have
put in an appearance here. They
said some of the sailors were killed
or wounded in the South" and that
anyway no correct list of the names
had been submitted. The names
written down by Iran police obvi-
ously were misspelled, the Germans
said, and the embassy declared 1t
was under no obligation to furnish
q correct list.
New York shipping circles re-
ported that when the British
captured Bandar Shapur they
found eight German and Italian
vessels there. Two were un-
damaged, five were sabotaged but
will be able to be repaired and
the eighth was sunk. The ma
tionality of the latter ship was
not reportedD
Meanwhile social camaderie be-
tween the Russian and British allies
spread. The Russian commander
at Kazvin invited the British COM
mander at Hamadan to a gala
luncheon tomorrow at which the
British minister will be present.
At Senna the other day an elite
British cavalry regiment. a consid-
cradle portion of whose officers have
inherited titles, rendered banquet
to the Red Army's nearest unit.
The Russians who failed to put in
an appearance at the first bid. were
said to have enjoyed themselves
greatly.