Evening star., 1946-03-23
ranian Premier
Sees Settlement
Near With Reds
Letter Of Envoy Here
To UNO Is Declared
Unauthorized
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Mar. 23.-Premiel
Ahmed Qavam es Saltaneh to.
day declared unauthorized" a
letter which Mussein Ala, Iran.
ian Ambassador to the United
States, sent recently to thu
United Nations secretary gen.
eral, Trygve Lie, and suggested
that a settlement with Russia
might come soon.
The Premier said he had sent {
telegram to Ala instructing him tt
avoid any actions contrary to diplo
matte ethics and likely to lead tt
further MISUNDERSTANDING"
(Ala's letter, released in New
York Thursday night by United
Nations officials, said a delay in
Security Council consideration of
the Russian-Iranian case would
inevitably result in increased
harm to the interests of Iran"
cat the conference in Lon
don," Alas letter said, decision
was postponed upon the merits of
the earlier dispute pending nego-
tiation between the parties.
C"These negotiations have failed.
Meanwhile, March 2, the date
fixed by the tripartite treaty. has
passed and the Soviet troops have
not been withdrawn. The obli-
cation of the Soviet government
to withdraw its forces from Iran
is not proper subject for negoti-
alton under the charter of the
United Nations or the constitu-
ton of Iran.
c'The delays thus far permitted
have intensified the critical con-
ditions in my country caused by
the failure of the Soviet Union
to withdraw these troops. The
state of affairs is very grave and
further delays would inevitably
result in increased harm to the
interests of Iran.
CT shall be greatly obliged if
you will have the kindness to
communicate these views imme-
diately to the members of the
Security Council."D
Subversive Activity Charged.
In news conference, Qavam sale
the recent arrest of former Premier
Said zia Ed-Din was ordered because
of certain subversive activities
against our government"
He said the affair was strictly
one OF internal politics" and with
out international significance
Asked if the Russian government,
had requested the arrest, the
Premier answered:
"Of course not. They did not know
of the arrest until afterward. 1t /.
not my custom to discuss our in.
ternal affairs with foreign govern.
ments.
"All parties acting against the in.
terest of the country will be dealt
with in the same manner"
Confident of Solution.
Premier Qavam expressed conf
dence that satisfactory solution
would be found to Trans dispute
with Soviet Russia.
Qavam chuckled at a reporter:
inquiry:
What would you do if the Rus.
slams decided to remain in Iran il
spite of possible official opposition
by the Security Council?"
The Premier said he did not be.
lieve he would be called on to make
such decision.
"1t makes no difference if tht
Council meets now or in Is days
he said. 'If, by the time it doe!
meet, we have not solved the funda.
mental problem of evacuation BY
other means, then our case, unde!
Security Council regulations, is tt
be included on that organization
agenda."
Evacuation Is Problem.
Asserting he was sure a satisfac
tory solution, one way or another
will be found" Qavam said:
Evacuation of Russian troop
from Iran is the fundamental prob
(Coo TDAN Dooo oI