ide ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁p . ▁ 2 6 6 ▁( Hel ms ▁" Sh ah " ▁quote ). " In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁American ▁citizens ▁working ▁in ▁Iran ▁in ▁various ▁areas ▁tot aled ▁about ▁ 3 1 , 0 0 0 ." ▁R inn - S up ▁Sh inn , ▁" Foreign ▁Rel ations " ▁pp . ▁ 2 2 1 – 2 3 9 , ▁at ▁ 2 3 1 , ▁in ▁Iran : ▁A ▁Country ▁Study ▁( American ▁Un iv ., ▁ 3 d ▁ed . ▁ 1 9 7 8 ), ▁edited ▁by ▁Richard ▁F . ▁Ny rop . ▁C f ., ▁p . ▁ 4 1 5 : ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁De pt . ▁of ▁Def ense ▁personnel . ▁The ▁' o il ▁bon anza ' ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁rapid ▁exp end iture ▁of ▁' pet rod oll ars ' ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁acceler ated ▁cor ruption ▁involving ▁enorm ous ▁sums . Az imi , ▁The ▁Qu est ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁Iran ▁( 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁pp . ▁ 2 4 4 – 2 4 7 ▁( cor ruption ), ▁p . ▁ 2 7 3 ▁( o il ▁reven ues ▁quad ru ple ), ▁pp . ▁ 3 2 5 – 3 2 6 ▁( op ul ence ▁of ▁" the ▁one - th ous and ▁families "). ▁" Cor ruption ▁in ▁its