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n:HRAN. Oct. 29 — The Iranian
government today accepted the resig-
nation of 1-jealti , Minister ECazeni
Sam! after he published a scathing at-
tack on alleged disorganization and
factionalism within the government.
“Eight months after the victory of
the revolution, people see that their
desires and ideals are not realized,”
Sam! wrote. “No real change has
taken place - - - Exploitation still ex-
ists; people ask what is wrong”
The bitter indictment of the situa-
tion within the government of Mehdi
Bazargan was contained in a resigna-
tion letter Sarni wrote to the prime nUn-
ister two week-s ago. It was released to
the press last night along with a similar
letter to revolutionary leader Ayatol-
lah Ruhollah Ichorneini.
Sanfl. a member of the radical Is-
larrtic iViovement of the iVIoslem Peo-
pie of Iran, told Ayatollah IChomeini
the Cabinet was divided among
power-seeking factions, lacked united
policies to tackle the country's prob-
lems and lacked coordination among
the ministries.
He said misguided government poli-
cies had helped provoke the Icurdish
crisis, and he accused the authorities
of unwarranted attacks on progressive
groups.
Publication of Sami's letters appar-
ently was prompted by his anger at
being mentioned in connection with
allegations of high-level corruption in
the Commerce 1/'Iinistry.
Commerce Minister Reza Sadr last
week accused Sami of having recont-
mended a former agent of the shah's
SAVAIC secret police for the post of
deputy minister.
The accused deputy minister went
into hiding after making counteralle-
gations that Sadr was himself in-
volved in irregularities in foOd import
deals. Prime Minister Bazargan has
ordered a high-level inquiry into the
scandal.
‘ [ ‘he government faces further prob-
lems on two more fronts—renewed
student unrest and more gains by the
Kurdish rebels on the eve of peace ite-
gotiations.
fleftist students today staged dem-
onstrations in Tebran to express their
backing for the Kurds and to protest
a ban On political discussion in class.
One person was stabbed in scuffles
between rival demonstrators.
Thousands of students are also oc-
cupying some of Tehran's most luxuri-
ous hotels to protest Tack of accommo-
dation in residence halls. They are
refusing official appeals to leave.
In Kurdistan, ICurdish rebels ap-
peared to be tightening their hold on
towns in the region. A Revolutionary
Guard spokesman in the town of WIn-
habad said. “The [ ICurdish rebel]
democrats are in control and are run-
ning law and order in the town.”
Armed forces chief of staff Maj.
Gem flossein Shaker told a Tehran
newspaper that there was no military
solution to the crisis in ICurdistan. He
said the government aimed to solve
the crisis through political means.
A four-man ministerial team is due
in the region on Thursday.
