By the afternoon these protestors and army units had gained control of much of Tehran. In particular, Radio Tehran was considered one of the top priorities in the city by the CIA: "Radio Tehran was a most important target, for its capture not only sealed the success at the capital but was effective in bringing the provincial cities quickly into line with the new government."[42] The eventual takeover of the radio allowed Zahedi to declare himself prime minister, and by the end of August 19, he had effective control of the nation.[43] Newspapers were also heavily involved in circulating Zahedi's message. An internal history of the coup by the CIA mentions that the firman (a Near Eastern sovereign's edit) that named Zahedi prime minister circulated in numerous newspapers around Tehran, along with an interview that was fake in which it was stated, falsely, that Zahedi had declared his government the only legitimate one.[42]