Evening star., 1946-03-31

and will reach a just solution"
The ambassador also noted the
official statements from Teheran
saying that some of his state
ments in presenting the Iranian
case to the Security Council while
motivated by patriotism" had
been exaggerated.
On this point, too, the ambas-
sador remainded silent but obser-
erS close to the Iranian Embassy
said it appeared that Mr.. Ala en-
joyed the full confidence of his
government or he would not be
allowed to remain in such a re-
sponsible post n
Sporadic Attacks. ~
In Northwestern Iran, Iranian
garrisons at Sardasht and Baneh
still are fighting off sporadic at
tacks by Kurdish tribesmen," but
Kurdish attacks against Saqqiz, so
miles east of Sardasht, stopped on
Wednesday, an Iranian staff officer
said.
Prince Firouz, reviewing the
Iranian-Russian dispute, said:
The Persian case was given to
the Security Council at its meeting
in London. 1t was provided at that
that the case should re-
main in suspense, allowing for direct
negotiation between us and the
Soviet Union, and that the report
on negotiations should be given to
the Security Council.
LAS result, His Excellency Prime
Minister Qavam went personally to
Moscow to have talks and contacts
with Generalissimo Stain and other
high personages in the Soviet Union
"As you are aware, he spent 20
days in Moscow and was given q very
warm welcome by Stain and mem
bers of the Soviet Government. In
the limited time of 20 days it had
not been possible to eliminate the
effects which the policy of the past
20 years had brought about in our
relations with the Soviet Union"
Four Questions Asked.
Before beginning his statement
Firouz was asked four questions:
l. Has Iran reached a satisfactory
agreement with Russia for the with
draWal of Soviet troops?
2. Does such an agreement remove
the grounds of Trans complaint
which Ambassador Ala was instruct
ed March Is to refer to the Security
Council?
3. Has the Ambassador been in
structed to withdraw his complaint?
and
4. If an agreement was made, was
1t voluntary on Trans part?
He refused to answer any of them.
explaining he thought the state
ments he had prepared would ex-
plain fully" his governments views
Asked again, after the conclusion
of his statement, If the Russian an
of evacuation plans was
satisfactory, he answered:
THE Prime Minister is satisfied
with Russian evacuation progress
but he is anxious for Iran to be
free of foreign troops as soon as
possible
Received Instructions.
Asked if Ala received instructions
from the Prime Minister
before refiling the case, he said, do
you think our representative could
go before the Council without in
structions from his government"
After explaining that Ala brought
the case before the Security Coun-
Gil 'in compliance with what had
been agreed upon in London" (at
the Security Council meeting), and
still reading from his notes, Firouz
said:
"At this stage I would like to
point out that Mr.. Ala, in his pa
triotism and love of country, often
allows himself to be driven by SEN
timent, and for this reason if Ger
tain of his statements are exag-
gerated it should be due to this
which some
times gets control of him.
Firouz refused to explain Ger
tain statements" which he con-
sidered exaggerated. but added,
They have been in the news-old
news now"