Evening star., 1951-07-16
Iran Premier Orders
Martial Law After
in Teheran
More Than 200 Leftists
Seized After Disorders
Mark Horrimun Arrival
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN. Iran, July 49,
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh
proclaimed martial law in Tehe-
ran today and ordered a big
roundup Of Communists following
rioting in which between four and
Is persons were killed and more
than $50 injured.
Police arrested more than 200
leftists following last nights riot
ing, which started with a Com
munist demonstration protesting
the arrival Of President Truman's
representative, w. Averell Harri-
man, for talks with DR.. Mossa-
degh on the oil naturalization
crisis.
Reports varied on the number
OF casualties in last nights fight
ing between the Reds and DR.
Mossadegh's National Frontiers.
An official police communioue said
one policeman and three civilians
were killed. Earlier, however. the
government radio reported two
policemen killed. and a high police
source said IA civilians were dead
Bodies Carried Away.
Several bodies of members OF
the underground Communist Tu-
'deh Party were reported carried
away from the riot scene last
night for Coihmunist-style mar.
tyr funerals"
one of the chief reasons fol
the proclamation of martial Law
which bans gatherings of more
than three persons-was to pre-.
vent further demonstrations ir
connection with the funerals ot
the riot dead. Communists in tht
past here have spirited the bodie.
OF riot victims away and heIe
them for big mass funerals.
The police communique said s!
policemen were injured seriously
enough to be hospitalized, while
l53 Others suffered less seriou.
hurts. 1t said six civilians were
critically injured, SIS others hos.
pltalized and many others" re.
leased after treatment for mino,
Injuries.
Mr.. Hartman today laid ,
wreath on the tomb of the pres.
Ient Shah's father, the late Shah
Reza Pahlevi, then went to tn,
premier's home for the first meet.
ing with DR.. Mossadegh.
The American envoy missed las
nights violence. He and his wifi,
were staying at a palace II mile.
up in the mountains.
Tension Heightened.
The riot in Parliament Squar,
lat dusk last night, which wa
broken up by police rifle fire ans
army tanks. gave violent emphasl
to the tension between the Com.
muniSt Tudeh Party and DR.. Mos,
sadegh's nationalists which hal
existed since the naturalization
law was passed in May.
The Mossadegh government
while standing firm on it's pro.
gram to gst the AIOC out of Iran
is worried about Tudeh efforts tt
use the popular oil naturalization
issue to spread Communist inf1u.
ence and disorder.
Today's breakdown on tht
Tudeh is the sharpest since thu
attempt to assassinate the Shal
in 1949. Since then the Tudef
Party has been outlawed, but ha.
continued to flourish under sucl
front organizations as the "Parti.
sans OF Peace" and the "Societ,
to Fight the Imperialist Oil Com,
| panies."
Pollce ralded the headquarter.
i OF both organizations in the earl,
I. hours this morning and arrested
: several leaders. Left wing paper
also were suppressed by the polio,
5 today and did not publish.
5 President Truman's persona
envoy told reporters on his arriva
yesterday he is confident friendl,
talks can settle the dispute owe
Trans oil naturalization.
Mr.. Hartman said he had n
specific proposals for a settlement
but emphasized he had full presi
dental authority to discuss a.
| (See IRAN, Page A-3.)