"It is only sufficient to bring to the knowledge of the members of Parliament that we shall do our utmost to maintain good relations with foreign Powers, and especially our neigh-hours, and to continue improvements which are the aims of His Majesty and the whole nation.
"I have to bring to the attention of the respective members what they know well themselves, that the Government and people of Iran have always been and are partisans of peace and peaceful relations with the rest of the would.
Three men described as communists, whose names were given as Abraham Inzebrughe, Brichet and Bahara rat e, by à special court, and it was emphasized in Vichy ey en sen that these were the first executions 2 be carried out under the new awe, Radio Paris said the three accused i
Another accused. the announcer ad yere, convicted of acts of sabotage. was sentenced to hard labour for life, four received sentences from seven to 20 years' hard labour and two others were imprisoned for unspecified periods.
'A court-martial at Lyons also pronounced: sentences on a number of Communists, some of whom were given eight years' hard labour and others six months to two years.
Reverting to the [Laval incident, the announcer in what he described as an open lo! fter to the barrister who The; will defend Paul Collette, who fired at M. Laval and M. Dear two days ao suid: "We advise you hot to plead that accused was carried away By political passion. That explanation won't work." The announcer added that pity must give way to severity. "Your role should be to call upon the nation and the whole world to indict implacably all those who are responsible for this murder, the emigres and Governments who give hospitality to these: bandi its" closed doors. The next sitting of the court is fixed for tomorrow.
3 Condition Unchanged Vichy, Aug. 29.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.