Evening star., 1953-08-23
Iran RoyaIists Hail
Return Of Shah as
Troops Guard Capital
By the Associated Press

who overthrew a government
that had wanted to hang him.
They kissed his boots and kissed
his hands.
y cannot contain my i'm
mense JOY" the 33-year-old
monarch said, and tears glinted
in his own eyes.
officials in formal coats and
pinstriped pants flung them
selves to the ground in welcom-
ing the Shah at Mehrabad air
port while special royal guards
looked on stony-faced. grading
their light machineguns. Top
hats rolled away unnoticed.
Though the Shah was a royal
refugee in Rome when his fol-
lowers unseated Premier Moham-
med MoSsadegh Wednesday by
an uprising that left 800 dead, he,
was in fighting garb when he ex-
pertly landed his private plane
on Iranian soil.
Clad as Air Marshal.
He wore brilliant uniform as
marshal of the Air Force. The
uniform was shipped to him at
Baghdad, where he made an
overnight stop on the way home.
He had outlined his aims there:
LAS you know, sometimes in
history we must fight. But I can
tell you that in the future of my
country only friendship and
brotherhood will exist"
There were rumblings Of po-
tential trouble-of a possible
counter-revolt by Mossadegh'S
nationalists followers and the
Communists he lately had wooed.
But Teheran was calm. Security
measures were tight. Troops and
police watched the flag -bedecked
streets and guarded the royal
palaces.
MosSadegh and six Of his lieu
tenants were prisoners.
Hossein Fatemi, the foreign
minister who had openly de-
clared the Shah a traitor who
must forfeit his life for opposing
Mossadegh'S bid for dictatorial
powers, appeared to be fugitive.
Fatemi Believed Alive.
Premier Gen. Fazollah Zahedi
told newsmen today that it seems
Fatemi escaped, though royal
ist broadcast over the Teheran
radio Wednesday said he had
been torn to pieces" Fatemi
apparently is alive, the premier
said
Gen. zahedi, palace favorite
who engineered the coup, went
aboard the Shah's plane as it
stopped rolling.
i want to be the first to greet
him in our land" he said.
Dignified men prostrated them
selves before the Shah. Crowds |
Wept openly. The Shahs BROTH
erS, Ghullam Reza and Hamid
Reza, kissed his hand.
Preceded by flying wedge of |
police, the Shah made his way to |
a 50-foot line of foreign diplo-
mats waiting to greet him. The
ENJOYS includes United States
Ambassador 10y henderson and
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Law
rentiev.
Then. f1anked by six carloads
of police, the Shah's car set out
for journey beneath triumphal
arches to the heart of his capital.
Route Guarded by Tanks.
Every military precaution was
taken to insure his safety,
Hundreds of soldiers cleared the
way in the early morning. About
an hour before the Shah's ar
rival, tanks moved into position
at side streets to guard the six
mile route.
Tonight the Shah was at home
in his heavily guarded palace
in the city. A special royal
guard stood with arms in shoot
ing position and tanks were
stationed near the entrances.
The Shah was at a Caspian
Sea resort with his 20-year-old
Queen, Soraya, when the Mos
sadegh government launched a
breakdown on his followers last
Sunday. The royal couple fled
by plane with two faithful
aides. BY the Shah'S order,
Queen Soraya is remaining
temporarily in Rome.
The pro-government neWspa-
per Nabardi Melat published re-
ports that the Communists were
plotting an armed uprising and
that the government was taking
strong steps to foil it. A force
of 5000 soldiers from loyal gar
risons in northern regions have
been transferred here as rein
forcements.
Report Garrison Taken.
Another report said a police
garrison in Samirum, q town of
500 about 500 miles south of
Teheran. had been captured by
Kashghai tribesmen. The Kash-
ghai, 10000 strong, have long
been firm supporters of Mossa-
degh.
Meanwhile Gen. Zahedi moved
quickly to put new government
together. He disclosed he plans
to hold temporarily the key jobs
of Minister of the Interior, for
eign affairs, justice and econ
oHy, but he nominated deputy
ministers in all four posts to
act under his control. The new
cabinet will be installed for
mally when the Shah gives his
approval.
Before leaving Baghdad, the
Shah declared MoSsadegh was an
evil man and hinted the aged
Nationalist might face the death