PARLIAMENT GETS 12-MILE-LIMIT BILL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010128-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Sequence Number: 128
• Publication Date: December 22, 1958
• Content Type: MISC

/j n
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/11 :CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010128-6
OF~'IC?AL USE ONLY
- M 1 A
IRA P?
Dece 22, 1958
PARLTAN~i`iT GETS L2-i~lIl~E~LIM:CT BILL
Paris, AFP, Radioteletyroe in Fx?ench to Agency Offices, Dec, 20, 1958,
170 GIJT-~E
STAT
(Text) Teheran?-?.On .Saturday tl:e Ira.~ia~i Government submitted to Farlia-
ment a bill extending the .limit of the territorial waters to 12 kilometers.
This move seems to be connected frith a similar decision reached_..lest
month by the Iraqi Government. Asa result, the .two cauntries'~
territorial waters will overlap in the Fersian Gulf, particularly at the
mouth of the Shatt al-Arab. By this action the Iranians intend to reject
in advance any Iraqi claims on undersea zones where the Iranian Natio~~al
Petroleum Company plans to prospect for oil.
'~:'.r'.R GRAI~F.PS ASYLUM TO IRATdIAN P'UBLISFIER
Beirut, ANA, Radioteletype in Arabic to the Near East, Dec. lg, 1958,
0930 GM^1---M
(Text) Damascus~?-It was announced here that the.UAR granted political
asylum to an Iranian journalist who arrived in Damascus 10 days ago.
A spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said Hose~m Sarabi, former
publisher of RASTAKHIZ KEIUZISTAPd and JAI'UB--I Il~AT?i, is the first
Iranian to seep political refuge in the.S;rrian region. He added that
the UAR authorities approved Sarabi's request after an investigation
and on condition that he not engage in political activities. Sarabi
told ne~?rsmen he was the first,.to call for nationalization of oil in Iran.
He said he will soon leave for.-Cairo to tha~k? President Nasir for ~;rant~
ing him asylum. .6arabi yesterday visited interior Minister Sarraj for
-the same purpose.
ETNOY TO IRAQ--The Foreign Ministry announced Dec. 20?that Amanullah Ardalan
has been appointed ambassador to.Iraq. The Iraqi Government has agreed
to the appointment, (Teheran, Dec. 20, 195x, 1730 GN~T~-I~!) (UTuCLASSIFZCD)
LAT~1D GRANTS-=On Dec. 21 the Shah delivered deeds to the grantees of state
land in five villages in the Garmsar area. Each allotment varies from
:~*:x `>o eight hectares. Additional grants are planned as soon as survey
c;~erations are completed and cooperative societies are established.
~( l'eheran, Deco 21, 1958, 1100 GMT---M) (UI~tCLASSIFIED) `;
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/11 :CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010128-6
 Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/11 :CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010128-6
- L 3 - TUitKE~:
D.c. 2?, 1958
(T;ditorrs Note .~ccord.iTig to si. ::at~gorica~. proof tl~t Cyprus is a part of Turkey, and that tl.e
Turks of C~;pr.us catnot be left to be 'ru:1_e.d by the GreeTrss American a?:d
}~ri_tish pc~,i.tici.ans acc~errted our views and stand.")
GRF~',~;~? SL~'S TR~ND~ WATJTS :ti~~.F~~ SOTIUT.TON
Anl~ara, Turkish. Home Service., Deco 19, 1,953-, 1800 GT~~~-TAI
(.~q.tci~;rr~'~) rUl~.~~~~'~T today e~arries an article by Cmer Sarni Cosa.r stating:
V~ith the opc~riing of the Turkish--Greek tasks in Paris, the Cyprus dispute
.may possibly enter a new stage. Jud~in from the statements of the Greek
Foreign Pdiinis'ter, the nevu attitude of Athens ,seems~,to be that Greece is
prepared to attend a tripartite conference but the conference should find
a ;~`in:a~,. solution.
7t is clear that the Greek Foreign Minister, who has seen tbiat t~?.e new
d.eve:~ct~m.c:nts of the issue were to a certain extent favorable for Turi>ey,
wishes an early and final agreement,' He said ,yesterday that if the seven -vr2od t~~~.1_]~_displayed by Turkey."
Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/11 :CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010128-6