The situation in Iran is admittedly serious but not necessarily as serious as some would have us believe. Indeed it need not be serious at all if the British Government and the owners of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. would only wake up and realize and recognize that a new era has arisen in Asia. The people of Iran have a determination, and rightly so, to acquire their independence and begin the long struggle to the much needed advancement of this disease-ridden, backward country. The peace of the world would not be threatened at all if the British could rid themselves of the antiquity of colonialism. Once they get that out of their heads, the many crises that arise in Asia would diminish to almost zero.

Strong, affirmative and consistent foreign-policy is what is needed in the Middle East and Asia as a whole. Opposing communism is not enough; instead America and the free world should develop an affirmative policy of their own and support it. If the communists support it, that doesn’t necessarily make it too bad for us to support. The Western World should contribute heavily to the development of the vast natural resources and to the general advancement of the existing living conditions.

The Western world should express its appreciation of Dr. Mossadegh’s determination to continue to flow the oil to the Western markets, for it is better to get the oil by any peaceful means possible rather than have it denied altogether because of some grafting, profiteering persons.