Mohammed Mossadegh, just about the last man standing between his country and the Reds, last week tried to take his country two steps away from Communism. The first was a little step. The unpredictable Premier called in British Charge d'Affaires George Middleton to discuss once more the possibility of a settlement with the British. Then, while Mossadegh waited for London's response (certain to be hedged with suspicious reservations), he decreed one of the most far-reaching rural reforms ever proclaimed by any government. It was more thoroughly spelled out than Egypt's (see above)if less certain to be carried out.
Under his new...
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