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APPENDIX B 107 merits the Shah may be in a period of elation for some time. Sooner or later he will begin to brood and to doubt, and at this time he must be removed from the capital to make some kind of tour. Preferably he would make a religious retreat to the Meshed Shrine [in the holy city of Meshed, north of Tehran]. He would remain at this shrine until after Zahedi obtains control and would return to the capital only to give his official approval to the new Prime Minister. C. Arrangement with Zahedi Continuing contacts by U.S. personnel and British agents with Zahedi or his representatives have helped to bring into increasingly clear focus the picture of his tentative plans and of those elements from which he expects support. This material and related intelligence reports have been used in the preparation of later paragraphs which follow under the subtitle "Organization to Mount Coup," with its supporting material in the annexes. Following the phased contacts with the Shah as given above, both the United States and the United Kingdom will inform Zahedi directly that they have secured a firm commitment from the Shah on his behalf and that the time has come to move to a detailed plan of action. General Zahedi will be given the letter signed by the Shah calling on all loyal officers to cooperate with the bearer. He will be instructed to recruit, with the aid of this letter, military aides. Zahedi will also be shown the U.S.-UK proposal for action entitled "Organization to Overthrow Mossadeq." It will be discussed with Zahedi who will have the opportunity to amend or modify this proposal should this be necessary to meet his desires and capabilities. It will be pointed out to Zahedi that the plan provides for full U.S.-UK coordinated covert support prior to the time of the coup. Every element of the potential opposition to Mossadeq will be mustered so that on coup day it may be possible to overthrow the Mossadeq government by legal means. It will be pointed out to Zahedi that the future character and reputation of the successor government would be better if military action could be limited to assuring control of the city coincident with this legal success.
108 THE CIA IN IRAN However, should the Shah fail to go along with the U.S. representative or fail to produce the documents for General Zahedi, Zahedi would be informed that the United States and United Kingdom would be ready to go ahead without the Shah's active cooperation if Zahedi agrees. We would continue to make every effort to associate the Shah with the undertaking involuntarily and so hope to achieve the same result as if he had actively participated. D. Organization to Mount Overthrow The material which follows under this heading is that which is to be presented to Zahedi by the U.S. field station for the purpose of discussion and modification. Under the headings which follow, elements of existing or potential are assigned their specific roles. This approach omits any consideration of the strengths of the pro-Mossadeq forces. 1. Organization to Mount Coup a. Military secretariat. This secretariat, headed by an officer named Zahedi but acceptable to the United States and United Kingdom will be composed of a very limited number of capable senior officers. This secretariat will be in contact with the U.S. field station which will hand over a preliminary staff plan jointly pre pared by the United States and the United Kingdom for securing Tehran. A sum equivalent to $75,000 will be required for the mili tary secretariat to carry out its functions. b. Duties of the secretariat. Its most urgent duty will be the selection of key officers in Tehran who can be counted upon or won over for action against the Mossadeq government. For secu rity reasons, such officers will be informed of their own actual role at the latest possible date. This secretariat will make a detailed examination of the U.S. and the UK staff plan with the special attention to every action to be carried out on coup day. Some of these actions will be immediate seizures of general staff headquarters, army radio station, Radio Tehran, the houses of Mossadeq and his entourage, police and gendarmerie headquarters, post and telegraph offices, telephone exchange, the Majlis and its printing press, and the
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PREFACE IN OCTOBER 2003, WHILE VISI
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HISTORIAN'S NOTE THIS STUDY WAS ORI
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1 PRELIMINARY STEPS REPRESENTATIVES
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DRAFTING THE PLAN 19 of the assets
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3 THE OPERATIONAL PLAN ON THE AFTER
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4 ACTIVITY B E G I N S SINCE THE ME
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ACTIVITY BEGINS 29 important factor
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ACTIVITY B E G I N S 31 da aspects
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5 MOUNTING PRESSURE AGAINST THE SHA
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MOUNTING PRESSURE 37 ative, for the
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MOUNTING PRESSURE 41 were unnecessa
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MOUNTING PRESSURE 43 Zahedi; accord
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6 THE F I R S T TRY THE PRECISE ORD
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THE FIRST TRY 47 their operation, M
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THE RASHIDIAN BROTHERS THREE IRANIA
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APPARENT FAILURE 53 had been "authe
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Page 92 and 93: APPENDICES APPENDIX A: INITIAL OPER
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Page 96 and 97: APPENDIX A 95 A. After agreement wi
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Page 100 and 101: THE FIGHT OVER I R A N ' S OIL CIA
Page 102 and 103: I. INTRODUCTION APPENDIX B London D
Page 104 and 105: APPENDIX B 103 coup the best chance
Page 106 and 107: APPENDIX B 105 2. Second Stage: Wit
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Page 114 and 115: APPENDIX B 113 Its basic aim will b
Page 116 and 117: APPENDIX B 115 (2) Other religious
Page 118 and 119: APPENDIX B 117 C. If the coup is no
Page 120 and 121: APPENDIX C Foreign Office Memorandu
Page 122 and 123: Britain's Meddling in Iran Britain
Page 124 and 125: APPENDIX D Report on Military Plann
Page 126 and 127: APPENDIX D 125 drawn primarily from
Page 128 and 129: APPENDIX D 127 other British Army o
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Page 132 and 133: APPENDIX D 131 Colonel Ashrafi, Mil
Page 134 and 135: APPENDIX D 133 Zahedi, and General
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Page 146 and 147: APPENDIX E 145 ly forces should be
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Page 150 and 151: SUMMARY 149 covert operations. In A
Page 152 and 153: SUMMARY 151 dismissing Mossadeq, ap
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