Teheran (December 21): Dr Mussadiq, a veteran Persian statesman and a former Prime Minister, with eight followers, has revived the ancient tradition of taking sanctuary in the compound of the Majlis (Persian Parliament).
Dr Mussadiq leads the Opposition to the Government-supported ratification of a supplementary oil agreement made with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited.
His friends here said to-day that Dr Mussadiq and his followers last night took sanctuary in the Majlis compound for personal security reasons as well as in protest against the arrests of two editors of the Opposition newspapers, which had been suppressed.
The supplementary oil is to give Persia an increase in royalties from four shillings to six shillings a ton, a small tax increase and a guaranteed minimum annual payment of GBP4,000,000 as her share of the dividends and reserves.
Many Persians resent foreign control of the only large-scale industrial undertaking in the country.
London (December 21): The Health Minister, Mr Aneurin Bevan, is being charged with causing a trade slump through the false teeth his Ministry supplies.