Members of Parliament will wear morning coats, officials, officers and judges their special uniforms indicating their rank, while religious leaders will wear flowing tunics and cloaks crowned with the traditional turbans, The Crown Prince will swear the oath on the Koran, according to the formula laid down by the Constitution. The Coronation, which will be a secular ceremony, will take place later, possibly after the war. The new Queen, Fawzieh, 20-year-old sister of King Karouk of Egypt, will not attend the oath ceremony. During the crisis she stayed at Isfahan with her small daughter, but it is not known whether she has yet returned to Teheran.
The, Crown Prince, who is now staying at his town villa, will move to the palace as soon as possible after taking the oath.
The Premier stated in Parliament that any damage and injury done to the people or communities in the past regime would as far as possible be subject to compensation. Among the measures expected is the restitution of the hundreds of thousands of acres confiscated or bought at "knock down" prices by the ex-Shah.
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