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The basic complaint of the younger, well-educated Iranians is the slow progress of
the government, the lack of social improvements, and the older generation's monopoly
of positions of importance. During the reign of Riza Shah at least one hundred
Iranian students were sent abroad each year to complete their higher education. A
large percentage of these students became dissatisfied after their return to Iran and
have never become reacclimatized to Iranian life.
Thus, this group and the Iranian student body in institutions of higher education
are receptive to any ideology which would alter the present situation and incline toward
the so-called "democracy" of the Soviet system. The student body of Tehran Univer-
sity includes a considerable number of pro-Soviet sympathizers. The University faculty
also contains pro-Soviet individuals. This is particularly the case in the College of
Medicine where the close contacts established by Dr. Baroyan, former head of the Soviet
Hospitals in Iran, have proved valuable. In one technical high school at Tehran 75
percent of the students favor the Tudeh Party line. The attitude of the students has
been reflected in demonstrations and in resistance to staff authority.
11. RUSSIAN EMIGRES.
No information is available concerning the present activities and political affilia-
tions of Russian emigrés in Iran.
A large number of Russians, probably totaling more than 4,000, reside in Iran in
nonofficial capacities, employed in small commercial enterprises. These individuals,
concentrated chiefly in northern Iran, include White Russians holding Iranian or inter-
national passports. Prior to World War II, many of them were identified as or sus-
pected of being Soviet agents. It is probable that a number are now in the service of
the USSR, in accordance with the Soviet practice of using White Russians as agents
throughout the world.
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