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    "ocrText": "TOP SECRET\n-2-#595, August 13, 9 a mo, from Tehran.\nthat this is his opinion, Makki's reception and strong state-\nment fol his recent return to Tehran, at direction of Mosadeq\nas gesture to British, has borne out this fear. Stokes has\nnow asked London to play down Makki in BBC and press and has\nasked me to make similar suggestion to Washington.\nStatement of British Consul General at Khorramshahr referred\nto in my telegram of Aug 8 has been sub ject of consideralbe\npress comment there, notwithstanding Stokes statement to press\nthat his comments did not (rpt not) reflect position of\nBritish Govt. Basheri has told me that Iranian Govt is con-\nsidering asking that he be recalled, but I hope this will not\n(rpt not) be done unless British persist in demands of their\nown. In this connection I was told by Stokes that he had\nrecommended to London that Consul General be recalled\nvoluntarily (he does not (rpt not) hold him in high regard)\nbut that Foreign Office had decided against this action\nNotwithstanding these recent developments, which I believe\nresult from failure by Stokes fully to understand present\npsychology of Iranians combined with inept advice from\nBritish Ambassador and oil company representatives, general\nmood of Iranians continues to favor settlement of oil disputes,\nif satisfactory terms can be worked out\n98\nNow that British have come up with specific suggestion (as\noutlined in my telegram August 12) I hope that discussions\ncan now be focused along more constructive channels\nBromb apoker CAO\nGRADY\nIN pra MTCU wossged aug\nSMD AFH\nEXCE LL V2 DIBECIED BA JHE a OEBICE\n&HOW HVEBINYM BOH THE VMD SECHELVEX\n2EML DEBL 282' TOMDOM 3331 (EXE 2 outx\nDCB\nR\nNO: 282 33 a 9°80°\nG\n22\n10: or\n232\nLEON: Jepreu\npiat\nin&mac T3'\n03às\nTy-D-X\nV\nBENUCH\nJETECHYW\nof 21016\n-TOP SECRET"
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