Word: mossadegh
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Startling as this pronouncement sounded to Western ears, it created little stir among Iranians. For ever since the Shahanshah ousted weepy Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953, he has ruled with an unabashed if benevolent absolutism. To set an example in land reform, he distributed thousands of royal acres to the peasants, set in train such long range developments as dams, roads and irrigation, and has lavished much of the oil revenues of Iran in a buildup of the 200,000-man army...
...credited with persuading the company to become one of the first (along with Créole Petróleum) to adopt the new fifty-fifty profit plan later adopted by the entire oil industry. In Iran, he helped head the international consortium in negotiations in 1954 after Premier Mossadegh nationalized the oil industry. Generally, Loudon prefers to leave most of the on-the-spot negotiating to local managers. Says he: "By comparison, they are certainly more important and have greater responsibility than ambassadors today." All of them go forth with one ironclad rule from Loudon: "Be a good citizen, obey...
...Zahedi will be Washington's youngest ambassador. His father, General Fazlollah Zahedi, was the soldier who took over as Premier of Iran to restore order after weepy Mohammed Mossadegh's fall (the general is now Iran's roving ambassador to Western Europe). Son Ardashir earned an agricultural degree at Utah State University and, in the process, developed a great liking for the U.S. and U.S. ways. American officials gratefully remember him as the young engineer who worked tirelessly with them to make Point Four a success in Iran. The Shah is reportedly upset by increasing criticism...