Army and that the critical question was why the army had not fallen back.

Your dad describes the explanation in terms of the Shah continually saying that he did not want bloodshed while soldiers were.

deserting, the military situation was collapsing.

That's essentially the historical controversy that has surrounded Garabagi ever since.

Whether neutrality prevented catastrophic bloodshed or amounted to abandoning the monarchy.

The shah himself later blamed Garabagi for persuading the generals not to intervene.

And then it suddenly becomes person.

Your father's story isn't simply that he once heard about Garabagi.

He says that in 1979, when he was about 20, he was actually at Doctor Berry's house in London.

And Garavard looks

There.

Your father remembers the men playing backgammon, walking about and joking together, and describes them essentially as mates.

There's a rather wonderful little moment in the recorder.

Apparently