Evening star., 1946-04-05
Iran and Russia
Conc|udeAccord
On Oil, Troops
Azerboijon Included;
Joint Petroleum
Company Agreed On
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

TEHERAN, April 5.-The Iran
ian government announced an
agreement with Soviet Russia
today on withdrawal of Russian
troops, oil and Azerbaijan.
Prince Firouz, minister of propa-
ganda, told a news conference that,
as a result of negotiations here
and at Moscow, "all outstanding
questions between the two countries
have been settled on a basis of COM
plete reciprocity and good will"
No formal treaty has been signed,
Price Firouz said, but the cabinet
met until l am. today and gave
unanimous approval to an official
communique outlining the basis of
the settlement, reached yesterday.
This communique was formally
signed at $3.50 am. by Premier All
med Qavam and Ambassador I. v.
Sadchikov of Russia, he said.
Agreement on ALI Points.
The communique said complete
agreement was reached on all ques-
tions" and provided:
l. Red Army troops to evacuate
1ranian territory within one and
a half months from March "a.
2. Formation of a joint Iranian-
Soviet oil company, exact terms of
which will be submitted to Parlia-
ment within seven months after
March "a.
3. The Azerbaijan problem to be
recognized as purely internal af-
fair" of Iran.
tThe Moscow radio broadcast
the communique, and announced
"ful agreement on all questions"
The broadcast was heard in Lon
don by the Associated Press.)
Accord in Principle on Oil.
Concerning oil, Prince FirouH said
that only an agreement in prin-
ciple has been reached and details
will be worked out later-subject to
the approval of Parliament, of
course"
He was asked if oil discussions
were not illegal in view of Iranian
law that such negotiations cannot
be carried on while foreign troops
are on Iranian SOIL Prince Firouz
said the law specified oil conces-
sions, whereas the proposal con-
Germs "the organization of an oil
company jointly financed by Persian
and Russian capital" No details
of the percentage control have been
worked out, he said.
The a auroop,o r,oc tho rae,,I@ -
negotiations which Mr.. Qavam be-
gan on his recent visit to Moscow
and which Prince Firouz said yes
terday were continuing in Teheran.
Prince Firouz said the withdrawal
of Soviet forces was proceeding
satisfactorily.
Text of Communique.
The agreement was announced In
the following communique:
Negotiations begun in Moscow
between the Prime Minister of Iran
and Soviet authorities were contin-
ued in Teheran after his return and
the arrival of the Soviet Ambas-
sador. These negotiations ended
April and complete agreement was
reached on all questions.
81. Red Army troops will evacuate
all Iranian territory within one and
one-half months from March "a.
.. An agreement for the forma-
tion of a joint Iranian-Soviet oil
company and its terms will be sub
mitted to the 18th Mails Parlia-
ment) for its approval within seven
months after March "a.
"3. With regard to Azerbaijan,
since it is an internal Iranian af-
fair, peaceful arrangements will be
made. between the government and
the people of Azerbaijan for carry
ing out of improvements, in accord
ance with existing laws and in
benevolent spirit toward the people
of Azerbaijan.
"(SigneO Ahmed Qavam, Prime
Minister Imperial Iranian Govern
ment, and Sadchikov, Ambassador
U. S. S. r. in Teheran."