Document Type : Scientific-Research
Author
PhD student in the history of Iran after Islam, University of Tehran, Documentation Expert and Researcher of Contemporary Iranian History
Abstract
Britain and Soviet Union during the Second World War, jointly invaded and occupied Iran, Then coerced Reza shah to abdicate and live in exile. They as Allies soon formed a Puppet government in Iran and imposed the tripartite pact, intervening in domestic affaires with breach of sovereignty and amity. Under these circumstances, they set up diverse lockups to detain Iranians from various strata, presumably in charge of supporting Germany but, in fact, it was a pretext to prevent the anti-Britain and soviet personalities to attain parliamentary position. They also attempted to suppress the anti Britain and anti- soviet media and the various new and old opponents from Press, the Army, and Road administration and keep them in isolation. The also detained some groups from the Railways for their access to the Allies' secret and strategic information regarding the military vehicles, arms volume and vital straits and passages.
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