Evening star., 1941-08-28
Troops Ordered
To End Fighting,
Iran Reports
Reorgonized Regime
Reported Acting
After 4-Doy Clash
By the Associated Press.

Iran government, headed by Pre-
mier Ali Furanghi. announced to
Parliament today, the Teheran radio
said, that orders had been issued
to Iran troops to cease resistance
to British and Russian forces, which
are rapidly advancing toward vital
centers of the country.
"a dispatch from Teheran said
the government had ordered the
army to end flghting)
News of the quick abandonment
Of armed opposition, on the fourth
day of the British-Russian inter-
vention in the Middle East king
dom, was contained also in dis
patches of D.NB., official German
news agency, heard on the radio.
The German dispatches said Ali
Furanghi was seeking an armistice.
I'VE shall do our utmost to main
tain good relations with the foreign
powers, and especially our neighbors,
and to continue improvements which
are the aims of his majesty and
the whole nation" Reuters quoted
the Premier as saying.
Orders to Armed Forces.
I'm order that these intentions
should be made clear to the world
at large we declare at this moment,
when the governments of Soviet
Russia and Great Britain have Or
dered certain actions be taken, that
the government of Iran, in pur-
Suance OF the peace-loving policy
of his majesty, is issuing orders to
all armed forces of the country
to refrain from any resistance so
that the causes for bloodshed and
disturbance of security shall be re-
moved and public peace and security
assured.
'' The nation, anxious about
present developments. naturally has
expected that because of the COM
plete confidence it has always had
in its governments peaceful inten-
tionS, effective steps would be taken
Immediately to maintain friendly
relations with our two great neigh
boring governments presumably
Britain and Russia.
Now with the advent Of the new
cabinet and because of the great
confidence the nation has in the
present government, that hope will
he increo cad'n1s. -rt 40
After the Premier's speech the
Parliament gave the government a
unanimous vote OF confidence.
Associated Press dispatches of
Wednesday from, Teheran, delayed
in tranSmiSsion, affirmed that the
old Iran government had resigned
because it could not make an agree
ment with Britain and Russia. The
old regime had tried to stop the war
by promising to expel all Germans
quickly.
There was a conflicting dispatch
from the Indian command head
quarters at Simla which said that
full mobilization was in progress in
Iran.
May Be Face Saving Gesture.
There was no official explanation
OF this report, which came from
headquarters of Gen. Sir Archibald
P. Wavell, commander in chief of
British operations in Iran, although
some observers said it might be in
tended as a 'face-Saving gesture"
Neutral military experts said most
of Trans troops already were mobi-
lZed
Informed sources in Lordon be-
lieved the situation was tending
toward a peaceful settlemt mt, espe-
cially since the British M Mnister in
Teheran still was in contact with
his government.
There was a possibility, however,
that the British and Russian ad-
vance would continue until the
Allies are satisfied with their mill
tary positions there. The British
want to secure an all-weather supply
lane to Russia through Iran.
Dispatches from Cairo said last
reports indicated military opera
tions in the Iran area were going
ahead at great speed and not likely
to last long. The Russians also
were said to be advancing rapidly
from the north.
The British capped 1OO-mile
drive of their northern column
from Iraq by thrusting through
Paitak Pass, one of the strongest
natural positions of the Iranians
in that section, and reaching
Shahabad, communique said. The
Iranians were said to have been
fortifying the pass for the last
month.
The Russian troops, sweeping
down from the Caucasus, were re-
ported to have reached Turk
manchai on the road to Teheran
after an advance of 10 miles in
"a hours from Tabriz, the oriental
Kingdoms second largest city.