Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Iran. – in the House of Commons at on 1 October 1941.
Mr Anthony Eden
, Warwick and Leamington
It is not the policy of the Allies to intervene in the administration of Persia except where circumstances make our Intervention necessary in the Allied interest. In those parts of the country now occupied by British troops, the military authorities have taken the necessary measures to ensure the safety of their communications.
An intervention is when the MP making a speech is interrupted by another MP and asked to 'give way' to allow the other MP to intervene on the speech to ask a question or comment on what has just been said.
