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Palace near Teheran, whither he had moved from the summer palace in the mountains to the north, and handed him the deed of abdication. Although every effort was made to keep the abdication secret for fear of disorders, the news quickly spread throughout the capital, and big crowds gathered before loud speakers at midday to hear the official announcement.
One of the first results of Riza Khan's removal from power is the release of some of the great number of political prisoners who crowd the jails throughout the country. One of the first to be released was General Ahmad Nakhjevan, whom the Shah dismissed from the post of Minister of War immediately after "cease fire" had been ordered.
Before throwing him into prison Riza Khan beat him with the flat of the sword and kicked him. He also struck all the most senior army officers who had not already fled from Teheran.
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