Word: khurasan
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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...wily, vain, 77-year-old Millionaire-Landowner Ahmed Qavam. Qavam onca even outsmarted the Russians. Right after the war, the Reds demanded an Iranian oil concession, and gave emphasis to their demand by hanging on to Iran's northern provinces of Azerbaijan, Gilan, Mazan-daran, and parts of Khurasan. Qavam, then Premier for the third time, helped get the Reds out by agreeing to set up a joint Russo-Iranian oil company, subject, of course, to the Iranian parliament's approval. Imagine Qavam's surprise, after the Reds left, when the Majlis (parliament) turned down...
When he was 15, Mohammed was sent to the province of Khurasan as financial agent, for his apprenticeship in public service. When he returned to Teheran ten years later, a shrewd, aloof young official, the Shah granted him the title "Mossadeq" ("One who has been tried, tested and found to be worthy...
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