Despite the young king's enlightened decisions, the British Minister in Tehran reported to London that "the young Shah received a fairly spontaneous welcome on his first public experience, possibly rather to relief at the disappearance of his father than to public affection for himself".
Berdasarkan keputusan sang raja muda tersebut, Duta Besar Inggris di Tehran melaporkan ke London bahwa "Shah muda menerima sambutan yang cukup spontan dalam pengalaman pemerintahannya yang pertama, mungkin lebih karena pemakzulan ayahnya ketimbang kecintaan rakyat kepada dirinya".