Evening star., 1952-10-13
Mossadegh Arrests
4 on Accusation They
Plotted 10 Gust Him
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
TEHERAN, Iran, Oct. 13.-'
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh'sI
government arrested four men,
one of them a retired army gen.
eral, early today and accused
them of plotting with certain
members of parliament "in the
interests of certain foreign en-
bassy."
An official announcement did
not identify the embassy, but
such references by the aged pre-
mier's Nationalist government
generally mean the British.
Unofficial reports said the plot
ters planned to oust Mr.. Mossa-
degh and install as premier re-
tired Gen. Fazlollah 2ahedi, an
outstanding army officer for
many years and now member
of the Iran Senate. The COM
munique named him in the plot
but said he and others enjoyed
parliamentary immunity from
arrest.
Official sources reported, how
ever, that Gen. Zahedi's home was
under police guard.
Held in Police Prison.
The announcement said those ar
rested were retired Gen. Mohamed
Abdulhossein HejaZi, head of the
national military academy until
Mr.. MoSsadegh retired him last
month: ASsadullak RaShidian, al
wealthy Teheran merchant, and
two of the latter's brothers.
Releasing the communique at a
news conference, the new foreign
minister, HosSein Fatemi, said the |
government is studying the future
of the cases against those with
parliamentary immunity.
The announcement said those
arrested were in a police prison.
1t added that "all elements and
individuals who, under any guise,
would be the means of intrigue
and disorder in the country or be-
come the tools of foreign policies,
will be sent to the proper courts
for punishment according to the
regulations.
Seized During Last War.
Zahedi long has been reported a !
candidate for the premiership.
During World War II he was ar
rested by the British and held in
Palestine because of suspected
dealings with the Germans. After
the war, he returned to an army
command and was appointed a
senator by the Shah two years
ago.
Gen. Zahedi served as minister
of interior in the cabinet of Hos
Sein Ala. who was in power after
the assassination of Premier Ali
Razmara in March, 1851, and held
the same post under Mr.. Mos
sadegh until July, 1851.
Shortly before he quit Mr..
Mossadegh's cabinet. Gen. Zahedi
was accused in parliamentary de-
bate of fomenting bloody riots in
which Is or SO persons were killed
and nearly 800 injured.
Elsewhere in Teheran, several
hundred Iranian Labor Party
members occupied the party head
quarters here today and said they
would hold it until DR.. Muzzafar
Baghaie resumed leadership of the
faction.
Insists on NatiOnaliSm.
DR.. Baghaie resigned yesterday
and demanded that the party rank .
and file choose between him and
deputy leader, Khalil Maleki. |
Party sources said DR.. Baghaie &C
cused his deputy of trying to lead
the group away from an ultra
nationalistic policy.
The party, bitterly anti-Com-
munistic with moderate socialist
leanings, was formed last year as
a unit of Mr.. Mossadegh's Ma
tional Front. It claimed $4,000
members throughout the country.
Several thousand operating and
maintenance workers of Trans
state-OWned railways returned to
work yesterday after a 24-hour
protest strike against non-pay-
ment of salary increases promised
seven months ago.
There was no indication that
the wage boosts would be forth
coming Immediately. The Teheran
station director said the govern
ment was unable to pay them at
present because of it's financial
difficulties. He estimated the in
creases would cost 7 million reals
($218,75O monthly.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Fatemi told a
news conference that top Iranian
diplomats would be assigned to
Asian and neighboring countries
in the future. In the past, such
men have been sent to Western
nations. Trans biggest neighbor
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