More Loyal Than the King
April 11, 1955 — The Buffalo Courier-Express
April 11, 1955 — The Buffalo Courier-Express
| The Mossadegh Project | May 24, 2017 |
When the man who took over as Prime Minister after the 1953 coup in Iran departed office 20 months later, the pro-Shah newspaper Buffalo Courier-Express paid their respects with this complimentary editorial.
What the editors did not know, however, was that Gen. Zahedi did not “resign” as reported — he was pushed out by the Shah himself, who never much liked him to begin with.
Gen. Zahedi Another
Praiseworthy Retiring Premier
Gen. Zahedi, resigning because of ill health, led the movement which ousted the extremely nationalist and highly detrimental regime of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, helped restore the power of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi [Mohammad Reza Pahlavi] and aided materially in settling the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute which had proved so disastrous to Iran’s economy.
Named to succeed Gen. Zahedi is Hussein Ala, [Hossein Ala] former premier and diplomatic representative at Washington and the United Nations. He has promised to continue the Zahedi policies, a pledge the fulfillment of which augurs general benefits to his country and its international relations.
Related links:
Iran Sees Reason | The Buffalo Evening News, October 5, 1954
Shah makes it hot for his prisoners | World's News, Dec. 12, 1953
5 Iran Ex-Officials Face Jail In “White Man’s Hell” — AP, May 23, 1955
MOSSADEGH t-shirts — “If I sit silently, I have sinned”
