Word: planned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Because the months of increasing violence have so hardened the positions of the Shah's enemies, the compromise could prove to be too little too late. The plan required him to accept the dictates of the long ignored 1906 Iranian constitution, and, in effect, begin to restore Iran to the constitutional monarchy it once was on paper. He would turn over control of the national budget to an appointed Cabinet. A panel of Shi'ite mullahs, his most vociferous critics, would be given the power to veto new laws that were not in conformity with Muslim doctrine...
...State Department last week reiterated its support for the Shah's "efforts to promote stability," but the carefully worded statement lacked the conviction that had characterized earlier pronouncements. Meanwhile, three high-level task forces settled down to plan for contingencies. Among the top priorities: preventing the sophisticated radar systems and advanced F-14 fighters that the Shah has purchased from the U.S. from falling into Communist hands...
...Israelis too appeared to welcome the diplomatic pause. Government officials spoke of a plan to establish 20 more Jewish settlements in the West Bank over the next four years, but when members of Gush Emunim, the fanatical religious organization, tried to found two illegal settlements on the hills above Jerusalem last week, soldiers quickly evicted them. Many officials grumbled over a statement by Egypt's Acting Foreign Minister Boutros Ghali that "a political confrontation will occur during negotiations to define the powers of a Palestinian regime." Though this has been implicit in the Egyptian position all along, Israeli officials...
...among the new members is Teng Ying-ch'ao, 74, the widow of Chou Enlai, Teng's longtime patron and the first proponent of his program. Also elevated to Politburo status were three veteran bureaucrats and industrial experts who are openly committed to Teng's economic plan...
...should begin to plan for increasing production elsewhere," Schlesinger added, mentioning California and the North Slope of Alaska specifically as sites worthy of further exploration and development...