چکیده:
The subject of this roundtable is the critique and review of the book «The Hidden Mystery» written by Dr. Abbas Milani. The aforementioned book was initially translated by Dr. Abdolreza Houshang Mahdavi under the title «The Iranian Sphinx», which was objected to by Mr. Milani. Subsequently, he undertook the translation of this book again, which has reached its thirteenth edition and has sparked extensive discussions. Now, the Javan Radio Club, in order to examine the book in question, with the cooperation of the Islamic Revolution Discourse Club of the Fajr Decade Headquarters and the Institute for Contemporary Iranian Historical Studies, has undertaken the organization of a scientific roundtable in this regard. Therefore, the roundtable for critiquing the book «The Hidden Mystery» was held with the presence of Mr. Dr. Gholamreza Vatandoust (faculty member of the History Department, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Shiraz University), Mousa Haqqani, and Seyed Mostafa Taqavi Moghaddam (researchers from the Institute for Contemporary Iranian Historical Studies), who expressed their views regarding the merits and demerits of this book. According to the critics of this book, the cause and motive for the discussion regarding «The Hidden Mystery» is the existence of contradictions and errors visible in the text of this writing; however, while referring to the positive points and the formal introduction of the book, the professors also raised points regarding its content conflicts and pointed out flaws in terms of historical issues and historiography, stating that inconsistencies in terms of historical realism are evident at various points in the book. It is hoped that esteemed audiences will carefully consider this critique to gain more awareness of the book's message, its flaws, and its merits.
خلاصه ماشینی:
With attention to these issues and especially with the understanding of the danger that faces the young generation of Iran from this perspective, the Javan Radio Club, as one of the cultural units that has direct and continuous contact with youth and places double importance on correct and transparent information dissemination, has proceeded to hold a series of roundtables titled "Revolutionary Bibliography" in order to help clarify the thoughts of young people interested in works presented in these fields, through the criticism, review, and expert analysis of a number of ambiguous books in the field of contemporary history and political science.
However, it is unlikely that a person knowledgeable in the scientific matters of politics, considering the international structure of the world at that time, Iran's position as a third-world country in that international system, and the numerous documents on this matter—to which even the book's author referred—would consider the Shah to be independent.
I mention these points because the author later says: Hoveyda had no relationship with SAVAK and was exonerated, while he himself says that the reins of the country's internal affairs were in the hands of Sabti, and in the factionalism they had, Nasiri, who was the head of SAVAK, reported directly to the Shah, and Sabti, both as the security deputy of SAVAK and as a friend of Hoveyda, often had continuous meetings and discussions with him.
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