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Show 133 Persian government and the Assembly itself these Constitutional rights and and political situations which existed. situation in Iran Russia and was This privileges. a following empty (Kasravi, 1961)! was loan of L200, 000 at of 7 percent if Iran would accept the due to the economic was For instance, in 1912, the economic quite severe--its Treasury England offered not able to exercise were an annual interest rate conditions. One, the Persian government had to accept the agreement made between Russ ia and England in 1907, which divided Iran into two spheres of influence. second condition was that the revolutionaries must be disarmed. the anti-revolutionaries had to be must be limited in size forgiven. Lastly, the Persian army Assembly the right to approve all treaties, convenants and concessions mmercial matters. But in determinants in this regard. in industrial and agricultural, truth, foreign influences This was due to the lack and economic power, of the necessary information and international markets, the in the National dishonesty Budget and of the inability the to manage the resulting vital governmental lized certain natural resources officers. (such as at low prices and sold their products at suffered from a Third, (Kasravi, 1961:505). The Constitution also gave the co A scarcity of were by the actual Iran of political awareness of the negotiations; the deficit need for money, and the England, for oil), bought high prices. example, monopo Persian commodities As a result, commodities, but particularly food. Iran Persian |
