After interviewing the Premier, the Shah set out by car for Isfahan, about 220 miles to the south. Isfahan is the ancient centre of Persian art and culture, where young men and boys whose sight has not yet been ruined by the closeness of work, still paint some of the world's finest miniatures on camel bone and mother of pearl.
On the road he must have passed British and Indian troops advancing on Teheran. It is not yet known whether he has taken with him any of the vast fortune he amassed from his trade infmonopolies and grinding taxation—a fortune he kept in the vaults of his palace. Part has already been sent to America and perhaps England.
Special precautions are being taken by the Persian Government as well as by British and Russian troops in se the tyrannized people should seek revenge on the former Shah's agents. Russian troops had on Tuesday reached the.30th kilometre stone from Teheran, whence they can reach the city in 25 minutes. If Teheran remains quiet they are expected to y there till Wednesday, when they will enter at the same time as the British.
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