[A new wave of anti-government agitation has swept…]
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A new wave of anti-government agitation has swept Iran in the last two weeks-the fourth such outbreak this year.
This time there were, even according to the Shah's own press agency, violent clashes between the police and anti-government demonstrators in 13 cities including Tehran.
This makes the present outbreak of agitation probably the most widespread yet.
It has been put down with the Shah's usual savagery.
His police admitted killing six demonstrators, but press reports put the death toll of the last two weeks at over 40.
For all the Shah's enemies at home, this barbarous criminal has many friends abroad, prominent among whom are the British government, especially the 'Labour" Defence Minister Fred Mulley who gleefully sells the Shah the weapons he uses for his repression.
In an attempt to stop the growth of opposition the dictator Shah was forced last week to announce "100% genuine" elections next year.
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promises next year