An old treaty clause, more or less dormant since 1921, stirred last week and sent Western diplomats into hurried conferences.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky summoned. Iran's Ambassador to the Kremlin and handed him a note: since Iran has agreed to accept U.S. military aid, her army is cooperating with the U.S.'s aggressive plans against the U.S.S.R.; these unfriendly actions are "incompatible with . . . the Soviet-Persian treaty of Feb. 26, 1921."
It was a pointed reference. Article 6 of the 1921 treaty reads: "If a third party . . ....
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
