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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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Britain has sent a note to Russia via its charge d'affaires in Moscow, inquiring about the Soviet refusal to withdraw troops from Iran as per the British-Russian-Iranian treaty. The note was also shared with the US State Department, and discussed in the British cabinet shortly after Foreign Secretary Bevin's return.
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London, March 4. - (AP) - Authoritative sources disclosed today Britain has asked Russia to explain her refusal to withdraw troops from Iran in accordance with the British-Russian-Iranian treaty.
A British note was said to have been sent to the British charge d'affaires, Frank Roberts, in Moscow to communication to the Soviet Government.
The text of the note also was reported dispatched to the State Department in Washington.
A foreign office spokesman said the note was before the British cabinet met this morning, less than 16 hours after Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin returned from a rest in the country.
Roberts was asked by his Government to "make inquiries" of the Soviet Government concerning the Russian refusal to withdraw troops from northwestern Iran.
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March 4
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Authoritative sources disclosed that Britain has asked Russia to explain her refusal to withdraw troops from Iran in accordance with the British-Russian-Iranian treaty. A British note was sent to charge d'affaires Frank Roberts in Moscow for communication to the Soviet Government, and the text was also dispatched to the State Department in Washington. The note was before the British cabinet, less than 16 hours after Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin returned from rest. Roberts was asked to make inquiries concerning the Russian refusal to withdraw troops from northwestern Iran.