Evidence of what you are calling a SAVAK Hoax. Office of Public Safety (OPS) – USAID / CIA cover program (1957-1974) Origins •Established 1957 under USAID, funded by the State Department’s Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs. •CIA’s Technical Services Staff (TSS) ran the “Public Safety Advisory Division” out of the same Washington offices. Iran Operation •1958-1974: OPS trained, equipped, and financed the Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie and SAVAK (Sāzmān-e Ettelāʿāt va Amniyat-e Kešvar). •Curriculum: counter-insurgency, riot control, interrogation techniques, surveillance photography, and torture instruction using CIA manuals (Project KUBARK Counter-intelligence Interrogation, 1963). •Hardware: 60,000 tear-gas grenades, 8,000 batons, 4,000 riot helmets, 50 “portable interrogation kits”—steel shackles, field telephones for electric shock, and waterboards—shipped via U.S. military aid channel “MAP Grant 59-42.” Documentation trail •USAID Grant Files, Tehran Mission, 1958-1974 – Box 14, RG 469, NARA. •CIA Inspector-General audit “OPSAF/IRAN” (1976) – declassified 1998, Doc-ID 1578-IR, p. 12-19. •Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearings, 1973 – Vol. 3, p. 87-112 (public record). •KUBARK Manual – originally classified Secret, released under FOIA 1997; identical interrogation sections were translated into Farsi for SAVAK training classes, per CIA training memo dated 15 Jan 1964. SAVAK torture & imprisonment – 1957-1979 Structure •SAVAK (1957-1979) had four “counter-intelligence sections”; Section 3 (Interrogation) ran the Komiteh-ye Ettelāʿāt-e Shāh detention network:

– Evin Prison (Tehran) – “Section 209” basement cells.

– Qasr Prison (Tehran) – converted royal stables.

– Joint Interrogation Center (JIC) – basement of SAVAK HQ on Takht-e-Jamshid Avenue. Documented torture methods taught by OPS/SAVAK courses 1Falanga – beating soles of feet with rubber hoses (KUBARK manual §12). 2Electric shock – field-telephone crank generators supplied under MAP Grant 59-42. 3Waterboarding – wooden slant-boards with water pitchers, described in CIA lesson plan “Course 304, Interrogation Aids.” 4Sleep deprivation & sensory isolation – “white room” cells built with U.S. acoustic tiles (invoice 1965, USAID file). Numbers (Iranian Parliamentary Commission, 1979) •3,164 political prisoners held in SAVAK facilities (1957-1979). •320 confirmed deaths in custody attributed to torture; 98 bodies returned to families with “suicide” certificates. •1,500 listed as “disappeared” (Amnesty International Report 1976). Declassified evidence •Iranian Revolutionary Court files (1979) – SAVAK interrogation logbooks seized from Evin, now held at Iran National Archives, Tehran. •Amnesty International Report: “Torture and Imprisonment in Iran” (1976) – pp. 14-31. •U.S. Embassy Tehran dispatches, 1964-1974 – National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 268. These programs were ran in over 50 countries and were not a hoax.

Highlighting the stark challenges facing older people on low incomes @IndependentAge's #OlderScotlandIndex25 calls for action With pensioner poverty continuing to rise, we must draw on its findings & work together to safeguard the welfare of older people #OPSAF #pensionerpoverty

Devastated to hear of the passing of Christina McKelvie MSP. Through her role as Minster for Equalities & Older People, she pushed for the first recognised framework for older people in 2019 and commitedly convened OPSAF as a platform for change. Christina will be sorely missed.

Great to meet with the newly elected Minister for Equalities @kaukabstewart today to discuss the best way to help tackle the various issues affecting older people’s health and welfare. We look forward to working collectively on this with our #OPSAF colleagues too @IS_EqualityHR

We continue our joint call, alongside our #OPSAF colleagues, and ask that First Minister @johnswinney brings back a named minister for older people when forming his new government. The petition, and more information, can be found here age.scot/minister

SOPA backs the joint call that FM @johnswinney reinstates a named minister for older people when he forms his government. We’re backing the campaign, add your name if you agree at age.scot/minister #ministerforolderpeople #opsaf #equalityscotland #olderpeoplescotland

Great to see so many older people's champions at SOPA's parl reception on Thurs @agescotland #olderpeopleschampions #opsaf #olderpeoplescotland #equalitymatters #johnalexander @DundeeCouncil @CllrIsabelleMac #billboyd @HighlandCouncil #margotrussell @midgov @IS_EqualityHR

Raising awareness of SOPA's new objectives at our parliamentary reception s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s… Great to see @JeremyRBalfour @KatySClark @colinsmythmsp @AlexRowleyFife @CGrahameMSP #opsaf #olderpeoplescotland #agefriendlycommunities @IS_EqualityHR

Great day at @ScotParl today to celebrate our #OPSAF colleague @Scotopa’s parliamentary reception, hosted by @CGrahameMSP, to discuss their 3 year plan and unveil their new logo @IS_EqualityHR

Read an interview with @colinsmythmsp on the Proposal for an Older People’s Commissioner in Scotland in @scotopa’s April newsletter. #equalityScotland #afcScotland #olderpeoplebringvalue #opsaf scotopa.org.uk/newsletters.a…

SOPA Age-friendly Communities in Rural Settings Seminar (hybrid event) on 14th March - speakers and programme announced. Find out more and how to book here: scotopa.org.uk/news.asp #afcscotland #equalityscotland #opsaf

Great turnout for our #OPSAF colleagues @GenerationsWT event in Glasgow today. The importance of intergenerational solidarity can never be underestimated💪🏼Great to catch up with our colleagues @S_A_B_S_ who joint hosted the event @IS_EqualityHR #EqualityMatters

Great to see so many people from around the world today at our #OPSAF colleague @GenerationsWT’s session to launch global intergnerational awareness week. Lots of great events and activities taking place during the week 24-30 April #intergenerationalsolidarity @IS_EqualityHR

Today we are taking part in the @GenAnalytics Festival of Ageing in Edinburgh listening to an expert panel of speakers including our #opsaf colleagues from @Scotopa @GenerationsWT discussing inclusion, community and wellbeing @IS_EqualityHR #equalitymatters #olderpeoplebringvalue

Panel discussion on rethinking work retirement and ageing #festivalofageing Great to see #opsaf colleagues on the panel. Great discussion chaired by @RachelMcTavish @ScotPensForum @ShawTrust @agescotland #equalityscotland @GenAnalytics

Mike Stevenson talking about how to maintain your enthusiasm through the ages. #festivalofageing @scotgov @COSLA @InspiringSland @GenAnalytics #equalityscotland #opsaf

Wonderful event organised by our #OPSAF colleagues @GDA__online to mark #iDDP23. Absolute powerhouse of an organisation #equalitymatters

Great stalls @sopa Assembly! @UniStrathclyde @manderson_laura @LGBTHealthy @OtBcommunities @VoefAirdrie @SeniorHighland @IS_EqualityHR #africancaribbeaneldersscotland #civilservicepensionersalliance #opsaf #equalitiesscotland #sopaassembly2023 #agefriendlycommunitiesscotland

Thank you #opsaf partners for attending #sopaassembly2023 @agescotland @ScotPensForum @OtBcommunities @fiop_scotland @GenerationsWT @LGBTHealthy @wearehourglass_ @Emma_Roddick #sopaassembly2023 #equalityscotland

@MichelleThomson @JeremyRBalfour @colinsmythmsp #danielomalley thanks for answering questions from our members #sopaassembly #equality Scotland #opsaf