Teymur Bakhtiar, accepted the Fardoust's proposal. Moghaddam worked as the director of the third Department for about 10 years. His duties included monitoring the activities of revolutionary groups and informing the Shah about his public mood on a weekly basis, which he reportedly did well. Second Bureau of Intelligence and Counterintelligence In 1971, Lieutenant General Nasser Moghaddam was promoted to director of the Army's Second Bureau of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. On 19 April 1973, General Moghaddam was appointed Deputy Director General of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, General Azizollah Palizban. "The work of Nasser Moghaddam in SAVAK has been completed and he will be appointed as the head of the Information Bureau of the 2nd Bureau by retaining the position of Adjutant to the Shah," it was said the order. Military ranks Moghaddam's military ranks: 25 October 1966 – Brigadier General 23 October 1970 – Division General (Sarlashgar) 25 October 1971 – Shah's personal adjutant. General Moghaddam at the head of SAVAK (June 1978 – February 1979) In April 1978, General Moghaddam sent a confidential letter to the Shah urging the monarch: "Under the current circumstances, the welfare of the country requires the exemplary punishment of some government officials close to the royal family in corrupt machinations. It is also important to have a constructive dialogue with the clergy”. Numerous data also show that CIA for many years has been funding the General Moghaddam. To defuse the tense situation, the Shah made concessions to the Iranian public (at Washington's urgent request) and in June 1978 removed the director of SAVAK, the almighty Nassiri. The new head of the secret police was appointed Lieutenant General Nasser Mogadam, who had good contacts in the ranks of the opposition camp, including among the Shiite clergy. Many Iranians in our present time have called the Shah's decision a mistake, as the Security Service was weakened. The threat came from completely different forces. Moghaddam, unlike General Nassiri, was in favor of a constructive dialogue with the religious opposition. At the same time, it is noteworthy that Moghaddam had ties to opposition camps, including Shiite clerics. General Mogadam was previously the head of the military counterintelligence, was considered an opponent of torture, and his appointment was to ensure better integration of the army with the secret service. Upon his appointment, Moghaddam set out to destroy Nematollah Nassiri, who was then iranian ambassador to Pakistan. There are reports that