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    "ocrText": "mop SECPET\n- 2- -\nHoneson, Iam sure\nwhich you have both taken in your discussions. You believe even\nmore profoundly in the idea of a world controlled by law and\njustice which has been the hope of the world since the San Francisco\nConference. Apart from questions of jurisdiction no one will\ndoubt the impartiality of the World Court, its eminence and the\nrespect due to it by all nations. who signed the United Nations Treaty.\nTherefore, I earnestly commend to you a most careful considera-\ntion of its suggestion. I suggest that its recommendations be\nthought of not as a decision which is or is not binding depending\non technical legal considerations, but as a suggestion of an\nimpartial body, dedicated to justice and equity and to a peaceful\nworld based upon these great conceptions. Should a study of its\nsuggestion by your Government and the British Government develop\na we H by\nadaptations of it which will make it more workable, I have no\ndoubt that the Court would find acceptable an application of its\nwhich\nwould agree\nsuggestion agreeable to the Governments involved, Surely no\nbecome\ngovernment loses any element of its sovereignty or the support\nto an appli\nof its people by treating with all possible consideration and\ncation first\nrespect the utterance of this great court. Our own government\nand people believe this profoundly. Should you take such a posi-\nsuggestion\ntion I am sure that the stature of Iran would be greatly enhanced\na ptable to\nin the eyes of the world.\nthe two got-\nI have a very sincere desire, Mr. Prime Minister, to be as\nhelpful to you as possible in this circumstance. I have discussed\neccuments\nthis matter at length with Mr. W. Averell Harriman who as you\none 6\naurolded.\nknow is among my closest advisers and) our most eminent citizens.\nShould you be willing to receive him I should be happy to have\nhim go to Tehran as my personal representative to talk over with\nyou this immediate and pressing situation.\nMay I take this opportunity to assure Your Excellency of my\nhighest consideration and to convey to you my confidence in the\nfuture well-being and prosperity of Iran.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE ARCHIVES \"NATIONAL SERVICE'* RECORDS AND\nAuthority E.O. 10501\n081729"
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