beautiful and great cook? You have nothing."
* OCA SAUDI ARABIA BAHRAIN * Major riots QATAR ellI Relineries Oilfields EMIRATES. ...In a man's life women only count if they are graceful, and know how feminine...This women's lib business, for instance! What do these feminists want? What do you want? Equality, you say, indeed...J do not want to sound rude, but you may be equal in the eyes of the law, but not — I beg your pardon for saying so — in ability...
'You have never produced a Michelangelo, or a Bach. You have never even produced a great cook. And don't talk of opportunities. You must be joking. Have you lacked the opportunity to give history a produced nothing great, - Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi GULF OF OMAN OMAN be THE Bakhtiar government in Iran looks no more stable, even council and the Shah is finally on his way.
Right-wing opposition in the armed forces rumbles on and mass demonstrations the regime continue.
General Roberty Huyser, the deputy US Europe, has been in Iran for a week to try to Department ments have played on the same themes: Bakhtiar must be given a chance; a coup would only exacerbate imperialism's problems.
Even the Shah has added his voice to the chorus of caution. He reanses Bakhtiar is in power there is a chance of returning.
But neither the government nor the US State Department is calmng continuous mobilisation of the is a sudden integrating against This does not, guarantee in tactical flexibility commander dissuade the COuD the precipitate action.
as possible. announceSouth outwardly negotiated mat as long plies privately furious.
The the Middle SHOES success of'a repressive solution.
That is the only reason why imperialism does not favour a coup. It also explains why there enthusiasm for God help Ayatollah Khomeini, the only recognised mass leader, into the government.
of course the that the Iranian generals will display the same as their the planes. paymasters. And if there were a Americans would undoubtedly support it as soon All is not going smoothly for Enter pressure from the masses Bakhtiar has cut off oil supplies to Israel and Africa. Israel calm and has replacement supMexico, but tracking is Events in Iran threaten the whole network of alliances in The East. Already Turkey has been affected by the upsurge of militancy.
traditional rivalry with the Shah, the Saudi Arabian rulers are territied at his departure. If Iran goes, us was Crown Prince Fahd's verdict last week.
The US presence in Saudi Arabia has been beefed up by arrival of a squadron of F-15s, complete with American personnel to lly and maintain The clutch of small oil states on the south side of the Gulf is nestling up to Suadi Arabia for DEOCCHOE HO OUDE reaSSUrCU by the presence of a task force from the US Seventh Fleet at the mouth of the Gulf.
There has been a large influx of CIA agents into Iran to give a much-needed boost to US pouncal intengence, but scere equipment, used to monitor Soviet weapons, had to be removed for security military chiefs in the Pentagon are taking no such 77 Navy F-14s - precautons.
EVERY January Time magaits "Man of the Year'. This year the gentleman so honoured was Xiaoping. Readers for a more sober appraisal of Deng could do worse than read the latest issue Intercontinental Press/ will also find an nomination for Year': Hugo Blanco, the Peruvian Trotskyremain in Iran as • a mile back-up US diplomac despite the intelligence ri this high-ter surrounding nology plane.
Britain, which is the Irani regime's main arms suppl which played independent dip matic role, has fallen right in line behind Washington polic Despite Foreign Secreta Owen's crude apologetics the Shah's behalf, imperialis infinitely resourceful the comi weeks and months.
Its chief weapon will be t indigenous pro-capitalist les ers. Bakhtiar will probably blown away by events but th me more substan National Front. And religious leaders will not be reliable buttress against perialism.
The questIon of a constituent assembly capab of determining the new form government therefore becom WOOCHIOSE
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