By definition, revolution is a fundamental change in the socio political, cultural, moral, economic and legal structures of a society and replacement of them by a new system of modern norms and values which mostly occur when there is a widespread dissatisfaction with the general policies dominant over the country. The learned leader of the revolution observed the of political, military, cultural, economic independence, the murder of political activists, suppression in the universities and religious schools, as the main reasons of the nation’s rise against the Pahlavi Regime.
Following the publication of a strongly worded article against Imam Khomeini in the press, according to the existing records, the real and legal individuals embarked on condemnation of this move of the regime. The elite and the authorities began to propose tactics to the Shah to pacify the people and keep the Shah. Calling the Shah and the queen with pseudonyms, freedom of the press, and removal of the Bahahis from important offices, execution of the constitution, and change of the cabinet ministers, all were among the reforms they were going to carry out. However, these had no effect on the revolutionary movement of Iranians who were thinking of the return of their leader and removal of the dominant regime.
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[2127/3] (page 3)
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[2127/2] (page 2)
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The draft prepared by Ali Amini to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi indicating the disorder in the country, unsuccessfulness in the land reform and industrialization of the country and not achieving the goals of the aforesaid revolution according to the evidence referred to, repression of the clergy, development of bureaucracy instead of administrative reforms, and the need to exploit the reformist movement of the people for improving confidence [2127/1] (page 1)
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[630/3] (page 3)
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[630/2] (page 2)
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A letter by Shahpur Bakhtiar, Karim Sanjabi, and Dariush Foruhar to Mohammad Reza Shah and pointing to his responsibility against the crisis of the country on all economic, political, and social grounds and recommending him to regard the constitution, respecting the world declaration of human rights, forming a regime based on the wishes of majority and giving up autocracy for the sake of the country [630/1] (page 1)
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The appointment of Mohammad Reza Baheri, Omidi and Soleiman Behbudi with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on Jan. 16th 1979 [D 145-504-7219]
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A telegraph by Assad Homayun, charge d’ affaires of Iranian Embassy to the minister of foreign affaires, asking his view on the general consulate’s refusing to issue visas for 85 members of Maharichi university willing to come to Iran for negotiations to restore peace [Z 115-14-107]
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[Z 115-4-106] (page 2)
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A telegraph by Assad Homayun, charge d’ affairs of Iranian embassy in Washington to Ardeshir Zahedi on Barbara Walterz’ request (from ABC network) to meet the Shah on receiving news from Intelligent Service about the termination of the Shah’s rule up to the end of the week [Z 115-4-106] (page 1)
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The letter of Aliqoli Ardalan, minister of the court to GholamReza Azhari, the prime minister on the Shah’s consent to providing food for the citizens of the south of Tehran without making it public. [7-157-5]
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[7-157-7] (page 2)
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A letter by Hossein Farshid, deputy to the minister without portfolio of the prime minister to Azhari the prime minister on providing food for the people of Share Rey on Ramazan nights, the problem of providing food for the people of the southern parts of the capital on the first and second months of Hejri year and providing them with hot food once a day proposed by Moqqaddam, the chief of SAVAK for getting the approval of the people [7-157-7] (page 1)
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[N 849-32-88] (page 5)
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[N 849-32-88] (page 4)
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[N 849-32-88] (page 3)
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[N 849-32-88] (page 2)
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The draft of a letter by Hushang Nahavandi to Sharif Emami expressing his dissatisfaction by not regarding the independence of the universities, fundamental necessity of fighting against corruption, the necessity of carrying out of the constitution and giving remedies for injustices due of misdeeds of the authorities, and announcing his opposition to the use of force in the society [N 849-32-88] (page 1)
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[SH 4513-3246-4] (page2)
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The minutes of the ministers’ meeting including the distrust of people to the governmental media, announcing the Eide Fetr as one of the holidays for laborers [SH 4513-3246-4] (page 1)
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The order of the prime minister, Jafar Sharif Imami to Samadianpur for closure of all casinos and gambling houses [M 134-98-4]
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[SH 4513-3-121-10] (page 2)
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The text of the petition of Manucher Massudi, lawyer against the attorney general of Tehran for not bringing charges to the author and editor in chief of Ettelaat daily for insulting Ayatollah Khomeini, referring the trespass to the disciplinary tribunal of judges [SH 4513-3-121-10] (page 1)
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[D 145-245-41] (page 2)
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The circular of Lieutenant General Badrei, the chief of the royal guard on using pseudonyms (including Fereidun and Maryam for the Shah and Farah) on telephone calls [D 145-245-40] (page 1)
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