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formal as possible and it would be advisable if the Shah
were to be supported by his personal advisers when he
received Quvam.^ If the Prime 1'inister refused
cbedience tc His Lajesty’s ccni'aand he \. r culd he defying
legally constituted authority and should be immediately
detained * ^fhe Shah then enquired what action he
should take in the event of serious disorder. Hr.
Allen replied that armed forces should of course be used
if necessary to'maintain order but he expressed the
hope that His Majesty vrould not proceed"upon the
assumption 1;hat this was a foregone conclusion. ' The
Shah "then asked whether Hr. ..lien thought that he could
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rely upon his Chief of Staff Razmara." Mr. ..lien
refused iSc express an opinion about Razmara s loyalty
but said that" if he*" were'summoned by the Shah while the
main audience was in progress^it would seem tc him quite
normal for His Hajesty, as head of the -hmy, to demand
his support and to arrest him if he appeared tc
hesitate. Finally tlie Shhh enquired abbut timing and —
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Mri Allen said he thought that if any action were tc be
taken it should be this weck^ The Shah said tha^t he
would have a ”final talk 51 with him on Saturday, 19th
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3\ During the above conversation Mr. Allen said
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he had some reason to believe that the Shah still felt
that he could not count upon the support "of His
Majesty's Government if he dismissed Quvam/ The Siiah
replied that he did not/suspect us of having already
come tc an arrangement with the Russians but he still
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