extensive contacts in the Iranian Army, industrial circles, the press, and police, as well as among politicians who were hostile to Mossadeq. Using these well-placed and well-bribed assets, the CIA would help to stir up intense anti-Mossadeq fervor in the press and on the streets. The shah would then dismiss Mossadeq from office in order to reestablish order. His replacement would be a senior army officer, Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi, a former member of Mossadeq’s cabinet, whose supporters in the army would stand at the ready to rally to him and the shah.
