Evening star., 1946-05-19
Iran Premier Indicates
He Can Not Give u. N.
Details on Russia
BY the Associoted Press


notified Trygve Lie, secretary
general of the United Nations
Assembly, that Iranian govern
ment authorities would report to
the Security Council on the
withdrawal of Russian troops
from Northern Iran "as soon as
they are in a position to do So"
The Premier's cable indicated his
government would be unable to
furnish the council with detailed in
formation on the Red Army by May
20, as proposed by a council resolu-
ton adopted on May 8.
Earlier today the United States
submitted to the U. N. volumin-
GUS report which an informed source
said contained information of
great importance" to the Security
Council subcommittee investigating
Franco Spain.
The contents of the report were
not disclosed, but American delega-
ton sources said it consisted of a
62-page general document and IS
attachments, which altogether made
up an exhibit between and 10
inches thick.
Prmeier Qavam's Cable.
In notifying Mr.. Lie of Iranian
action concerning the Russian
troop withdrawal, Premier Qavam
cabled:
Il have the honor to inform your
excellency that the competent
authorities of the Imperial Gov
ernment will take the necessary dis
positions, within the limit of posi-
bility, to follow the recommenda-
ton suggested. They will send to
you the information required as
soon as they are in a position to
do So
On May 8 the council, stating thai
it was not able as of May to de-
termine whether all Russian troops
had been withdrawn from the whole
of Iran, adopted a resolution re.
questing Iran to submit a complete
report by May 20.
II Iran could not obtain full in.
formation by May 20, the resolu.
ton requested the country report or
such information as is available to /,
at that time.
A letter requesting the informa.
ton was sent to the Iranian govern.
ment through the Iranian Ambassa.
dor Hussein Ala.
In Washington Mr.. Ala said yes.
terday he had no information which
showed definitely that all Russian
troops were out of Iran.
There was no indication as tc
what action the council would take
II Trans report failed to convince
the delegates that Russia had full.
hlled her agreement to get her troops
out of Iran.
New Material on Spain.
Much of the material submitted
today on Spain had been pub
lished previously. but an informant
who would not be identified said 1,
contained more new material on thu
Franco regime than the subcom.
mittee had received up to now from
all other sources. a
The main document was said tc
deal with the following subjects
German assets in Spain, Germans
IN Spain, Spanish war potential
efforts of Franco Spain to pene.
trate the American republics and
the Franco regimes reactions ir
relations with the United States
A. spokesman for. the American
delegation said some points or
which the subcommittee requested
information still were being studied
urgently" by the State Depart.
ment and that other document:
would be presented.
The subcommittee has until Ma,
81 to complete its investigation or
Poland's charges that the Franco
regime is a threat to world peace
So far it has received document.
from Russia. Great Britain, Brazil
Belgium and the Spanish govern.
ment-in-eXile.