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    "ocrText": "- 2 -\nIn his opposition to foreign interference, Dr. Mosadeq is supported\nby the majority of the population. In his fight for electoral reform his\nmajor support comes from a growing segment of the population which believes\nthat the achievement of an effective voice in government is within their\ncapability. This segment includes skilled labor, teachers, students,\nsmall shop-keepers, and almost all government employees. Dr. Mosadeq has\nconfidence in the ability of his countrymen to westernize the economy of\nthe country while retaining its cultural heritage. He knows that Iran\nneeds foreign technical assistance, but he is determined to do without it\nif it is obtainable only at the expense of surrendering Iranian control.\nThe dangers in dealing with Dr. Mosadeq lie primarily in the character\nof his close advisers and supporters who include extreme leftist elements,\nunscrupulous opportunists, and rabidly anti-British figures. Foremost\namong these is the religious demagogue, Mullah Kashani.\nWhile Dr. Mosadeq is the leader of the social and political movement\nwhich is under way in Iran, he is at the same time the slave of the\npopular forces which have been released. Both Dr. Mosadeq and his\nsupporters claim to want a new deal for the people, but their methods\nrange from evolution to revolution. Dr. Mosadeq believes that the national\neffort as well as the large sums now utilized for the army could be used\nfor social and economic development which would be of greater general\nbenefit. He and most of his current supporters are opposed to communism\nand would not consciously permit its establishment in Iran, although their\nmethods have to some extent strengthened the power of the illegal Tudeh\n(Communist) Party.\nWhether in office or not, Dr. Mosadeq will use every means at his\ndisposal to maintain his political power, carry out the Iranian conception\nof nationalization, and defend Iran against foreign interference.\nTRUMAN\nARCHIVES ANG S. -NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE\nGOVER the"
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