Word: makki
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then Mossadegh had only one powerful friend left. That was Hussein Makki, the No. 2 man in the regime, Mossadegh's personal representative at Abadan, his top vote-getter in Teheran. Makki liked to say that anyone who opposed his boss ought to be killed. Makki was also ambitious. The most conspicuous object in his living room is a six-foot, gilt-framed portrait of his craggily handsome head...
...Makki returned recently from Washington, announced that he had "documents" and "proof" of all kinds of dire interference by Acheson and Truman. When able U.S. Ambassador Loy Henderson successfully rebutted the charges, Mossadegh forced his Deputy Prime Minister to go before a packed Majlis and admit that he had no proof or documents of any sort. Makki never forgot or forgave this...
Last week, his chance came. Mossadegh asked the Majlis to extend for a full year his dictatorial powers, which are due to expire Feb. 9. Makki scampered to the rostrum, announced: "I am resigning my seat in the Majlis," and stomped...
...Hussein Makki. 52. This same Iranian kissed two Americans on both cheeks as a reward for their part in Operation hajj which...
...that would take too long. Finally, they agreed on a desperate, dangerous move: invite the Red toughs of the outlawed (Communist) Tudeh Party -whom they knew by bitter experience to be militant and well led-to fight in the street alongside them, against the army and the police. Makki summed up the instructions: "Launch a series of violent demonstrations no matter what their outcome-even revolution." The first was scheduled for Monday, with new outbreaks on each succeeding day until old Qavam or the young Shah yielded...