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Line 128: − Per a Nov 1942 French report, the Iranian population was not pro Axis.<ref>Le Petit Journal, Nov 8, 1942 [https://books.google.com/books?id=gLIvAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12]+ − +
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In October, 1941, the Allies: British, Russians and other Allied forces invaded Iran to break up the Iran-Nazi alliance. Pro-Nazi generals and ministers were arrested and the shah’s Western-leaning son was installed.
In October, 1941, the Allies: British, Russians and other Allied forces invaded Iran to break up the Iran-Nazi alliance. Pro-Nazi generals and ministers were arrested and the shah’s Western-leaning son was installed.
According a Nov 1942 French report, the Iranian population was not pro Axis.<ref>Le Petit Journal, Nov 8, 1942 [https://books.google.com/books?id=gLIvAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12]
Translated: <small><i>
Translated: <small><i>
<u>South of the Caspian</i>
<u>South of the Caspian</u>
In reality, the British troops in Persia (or Iran) are not there so much to watch the population as to defend the important oil wells found there. Persia also serves as a communication route between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea: it is through there that enormous quantities of war matériel flow to Russia. The Muslims of Persia are quite sympathetic to our cause: they are, moreover, the most educated of all Islam. Recent statistics indicate that they have nearly two thousand schools educating nearly one million young Persians. That is why Axis propaganda has less hold on them.
In reality, the British troops in Persia (or Iran) are not there so much to watch the population as to defend the important oil wells found there. Persia also serves as a communication route between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea: it is through there that enormous quantities of war matériel flow to Russia. The Muslims of Persia are quite sympathetic to our cause: they are, moreover, the most educated of all Islam. Recent statistics indicate that they have nearly two thousand schools educating nearly one million young Persians. That is why Axis propaganda has less hold on them.
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