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MOUNTING PRESSURE 43<br />

Zahedi; according to his story (which has never been confirmed), it<br />

was Queen Soraya [the wife of the Shah] who finally convinced the<br />

Shah that he must sign. If this is true, here was an ally from a totally<br />

unexpected quarter.<br />

On 14 August the station cabled that upon the conclusion of Ajax<br />

the Zahedi government, in view of the empty treasury of the country,<br />

would be in urgent need of funds. The sum of $5,000,000 was<br />

suggested, and CIA was asked to produce this amount almost within<br />

hours after the conclusion of the operation. No more news came in<br />

from Tehran on the 14th, and there was nothing that either the<br />

station or Headquarters could do except wait for action to begin.

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