'The entire world knows the Shah's crimes'

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The Shah aceuses you and the religious leaders being obscurantists and reactionary. What do you think of it?

years, in all my statements to DeODic. have always called for, insistently, TIC development of my country.

But the Shah, applying the policies of imperialism, worked lo keep iran in a state of underdevelopment. regime is ditatorial: individual liberties in Iran have been eliminated.

The Shah has arrogated to himself the powers, Pre has established a singre has established single pontical party. Ana neas made adherence to that party oongatory pain reprisals.

Our universities are closed half the time; our students are ocaren ana imorsoncu severa times each year.

ne nan nas desrovee our economy and has squandered the oi revenue - the wealth of the future on arms exorbilant prices that draws attention to the independence of Iran.

1 am opposed to the Shah, particularly because his policies nea to - Toreign powers compromise the progress of When the Shah pretends to lead Iran to the frontier of a great civilisation he lies and uses nat excuse to aram me independence of the nation and snca Ene • blood of the people.

Because of these indisputable realities the Shah tries to Tacame our ODDOSILIOn accuses us of being obscurantIf one day we can turn it around, he will be judged on Socialist Challenge 16 November 1978 Page 4 the basis of what he has done against the economic cultural progress people; the entire world knows The land seized [by the Shah] former owners?

OWnICIS over the vears had accumulated revenues without has What do you think is the cause His of the flame of riots in Iran?

Why are they coming now?

The repression exercised by the Shah and by his father and the evil which has hit our people their independence, progress and their well being, and crammed promises, especially during the last 15 years origin of the demonstrations.

The deterioration in economic. ana conditions and the scope of the repression have insupportable degree tions of a gigantic explosion whose consequences are incal* culable.

That Constitution monarchial regime.

* republic?

The government that we will monarchy at all. That is out of the question.

Would the accession of the Shah's son to the throne be and We were against the Shan's father; ale current shan and against his dynasty, because the people do and our Those land-