British Diplomatic Oil Crisis: Contemporary Anglo-Saxon Geopolitical Rivalries in the Persian Gulf: Drawing a Lesson? Or Sir Anthony Eden‘s Delusion of Grandeur.

Ever
since the end of 1951, according to the reports from the
British Embassy in Teheran, anxiety had been shown in Iran towards
Musaddiq:

Increasing numbers of moderate minded people are worried by the
growing activities of the Tudeh.11

According
to Sir Williams Strang, Permanent Under-Secretary of State
at the Foreign Office:

While Dr.
Musaddiq makes considerable appeal to certain elements in
the Persian character, and for that reason finds it easy to command
mob support, his Government have proved themselves no better and no
less corrupt than their predecessors, so that he himself cannot be
regarded as enjoying a real measure of popular support.12

To
strengthen his position against the growing opposition, in March
1953 Prime Minister Musaddiq set up a Majlis Commission ‘to work out
a “reconciliation” between the Shah and his Prime Minister.’
13 This meant ‘the Shah was to be regarded
formally as Head of the State.’ 14,
while ultimate authority was to be transferred to the Prime
Minister. Such a proposal increased the opposition to Musaddiq.
The unanimity of parliamentary support which the Prime Minister
had enjoyed since the election of the Majlis the previous year
faded away. The Majlis was split.