The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13

Ofncial Soviet determination to support government policy with great armed strength was voiced in the Russian press for the third successive day, this time in 6 Prav- da editorial commenting on the supreme Soviet meeting which be- gan yesterday.
 The Soviet people well know that there are in the world forces hostile to the Soviet Union." Prav- da said, as quoted by radio Mos- COW.
 But the Soviet people will fight for peace among nations 90 that the great victory achieved with our peoples blood will be solidly con- solidated.
 The Red Army which safeguards our peaceful labors must become even stronger"
 Pravda quoted statement by Alexander Baikow before that Sue preme Soviet that the peaceful ac- tivity of the Soviet State cannot develop successfully without power full armed forces.
 Such is the policy of the Com muniSt party and the Soviet gov- ernment, fully shared by the whole of our people" Pravda said. This will also be the policy of the dep- uties of the Soviet of the Soviet Union.
 Forward then under the leader ship of the Communist part and under the guidance of our greaS Stalin toward complete victory for communism in our country"
 The British press, meanwhile, dealt in a deeply perturbed manner with the situation in Iran, where the U. 8. State Department re- ported unexplained new Russian troop movements. Morning news papers called the Tranian situa- tion critical.
 There was no immediate ofiicial British comment on the Washing ton statement about Russian troop movements.
 A Tass dispatch from Moscow said that a Soviet expedition for combating agricultural pests will leave soon for Northern Iran at the 1ranian governments request. The expedition will include agricul- tural and civil aviation experts, and will decontaminate crops over a large area.
 A dispatch from the Daily Ex- press correspondent in Tehran said the Soviet-Iranion dispute was marching rapidly to q crisis. He suggested that Premier Ahmed GhRvan, now the virtual one-man ruler of Iran since the Parliament was dissolved, may take a decisive and possibly sensational step be- fore the UNO security council meets in New York.
 The Daily Telegraph said the situation was critical and suggested that the Russians might try to ex- tend their occupation southward. It suggested that the Red Army movements might be a further part of nerve war to make Ghavam accept Russian demands.
 The frequently sensational New York correspondent of the ConSer- vative Daily Mail said 1t was the almost unanimous view here that only a big three meeting within a few days can prevent a wider SoTiet-American breach, and per- haps a diplomatic break"
 The Daily Mail Dispatch said 1t was likely that President Tru- man will pocket his pride and agree to a big three meeting out side the United States.
 Diplomatic sources called atten- ton to Izvestia's charge yesterday that Foreign Secretary Ernest Be- win was melting tribes on our southern borders" against Russia. They believed this may have been Q tip-off to forthcoming Russian moves in Iran. and possibly toward Turkey and 1raq as well.
 The Daily Telegraph reported that Ghavam told a secret session of the Iranian Parliament that Russia had promised to evacuate Iran in the near future. There was no indication what Ghavam promA ised in return
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