Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12
Iran Joins West Pact,
Gets Red Warning
Defense Action
Arouses Ire
In Moscow

1EdERAN, iran, OCb. Ii ND.-
iran lined up officially today with
the Western-backed Middle East
defense alliance. closing q major
gap in the anti Communist
worlds defense chain south Of
the Soviet Union.
The Iranian government an
its adherence to the
Baghdad pact which already
unites Turkey, Iraq. Pakistan
and Britain in a mutual defense
agreement.
(Only a few hours after the
announcement the Soviet
Union warned Iran her adj
herence to the pact might en-
danger relations between the
two countries.
"a Moscow radio broadcast
heard in London said Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotoy
called in the Iranian Ambassa-
dor in Moscow and told him
that Iranian accession to the
pact "contradicts the good
neighborly relations Persia
(sic) and the Soviet Union and
certain treaty obligations Of
Persia"
Treaty Allows Occupation
(The Soviet Union Is Trans
northern neighbor. She has a
1921 friendship pact with Iran
which gives the Soviet Union
the right to march into Iran
il she considers the latter has
become a base for an attack
on Russia with the permission
of her Western allies, Russia
invoked this treaty to occupy
parts of Iran during World
War H.
tMoscow radio said Mr..
Molotov told the Iranian Am
basSador:
The Soviet government has
learned from reports publish
ed in the press that the gov
eminent of Persia intends to
accede to the Turco-Iraqi-
Pakistani military alliance
the so-called Baghdad Pact in
which Britain is also taking
part. The Soviet government
has no information on this
subject from the Persian gov
eminent but cannot fail to at
tach grave Importance to the
aforementioned reports.
1.-THE Soviet government
deems it necessary to state in
this connection, the following:
("The conclusion of the
Baghdad pact meant the for
nation Of a military grouping
in the Near and Middle East.
which is an instrument Of
certain aggressive circles which
are not interested in the con.
solidation of peace and inter-
national security.
Colonial Dependence Seen
f"The creation of such an
alignment has, at the same
time, the aim of preserving
and re-establishing the Colo
NAL dependence of countries
of this region.
1.-THE accession of Persia to
this military alignment is in
compatible with the interests
of consolidating peace and
security in the region of the
Middle and Near East and con-
tradictS the good neighborly
relations between Persia and
the Soviet Union and certain
treaty obligations of Persia.~
With Iran. the Middle Eastern
group forms a solid land belt
from the Mediterranean to the
Himalayas. The North Atlantic
Alliance extends the chain on
across Southern and Western
Europe, the Atlantic and North
America.
Premier HusSein Ala an
.nounced he had sent a Foreign
Ministry official to the Baghdad
headquarters of the Middle East
pact with a note advising that
the Iranian government would
submit its adherence to the
treaty to Parliament for ratifica-
ton.
Premier Ala followed up quick
ly, sending the Senate a request
for urgent approval Of the pact.
An overwhelming majority Of the
Senators promised such action
promptly.
Approval of both houses OF
Parliament is necessary. but the
Shah's strong support Of the
treaty was believed to assure its
ratification.
The Premier told the govern
ment's plans to the Senate For
|eign Relations Committee yester-
day and planned a similar meet
ing today with the Foreign Re-
lations Committee of the Mails
dover house,.