Cairo. Aug. 28.
Military operations in Iran are not only going well. but are going with great speed and are not likely to last long, according to reports arriving O.C. British Troops In Iran Disclosed London, Aug. 28.
The officer in' charge of British and Indian forces in Iran s Lieutenant-General Edward Pellew-Quinan, He has seen active service in Egypt, France, Iraq and the north-west Frontier, and has been twice wounded and six times mentioned in despatches.
He was formerly in command of the Waziristan District and in 1938 received the D.S.O. for services in the field during operations in that area in the previous year.—Reuter, here. One feature has been very Successful: the use of air-borne troops. passes to Turkey will be trapped.
Naval operations have been a complete success and the British have made useful gains in tonnage.
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