Iran's Case
Sir:
... I desire to see the already existing friendly relations between Iran and England grow more & more every day, and I have always attempted to preserve these good relations. However, to my great regret, the lust and greed of those individuals who have been beneficiaries of the former Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. have complicated the situation so much that the Iranian Government has not been able, so far, to make any small sales transaction on its oil. They have the wrong notion in their minds that by bringing economic pressure upon Iran, they can make us submit to being longer exploited by them . . .
As you know, the Iranians aim at attaining their liberty ... I am confident that you will continue in your good course, as before, in spreading reliable information about our country in the U.S. ... It is our hope that the American people shall come to realize more than ever before the objectives of the Iranian people ... It is here that we depend upon your support and that of the American people . . .
Please accept my wishes and prayers for your magazine, which is a great factor as far as its services are concerned to world peace.
DR. MOHAMMED MOSSADEGH
Teheran, Iran
Mrs. R.
Sir:
In a world that has long been in too much of a hurry to recognize genuine kindness, humble dignity and courageous truthfulness, Eleanor Roosevelt stands out like a stoplight. Born into a halcyon world, fortified against poverty and bitterness by wealth, social position and a fortunate marriage, the memories of her "shy, ugly duckling years" have no doubt helped her to possess the wonderful empathy she has for peoples everywhere ... I, for one, who have never met or even seen "Mrs. R.," love her dearly; how must others, who have been touched by her, feel?
Your April 7 cover story on her is, admirably, written along the same lines that make up her personality and character—slightly wistful, clearly understood, beautiful and earnest in their simplicity. . . .
VIRGINIA ROSE
New York City
Sir:
On behalf of those Americans for whom the "shrill upper register" voice of Eleanor Roosevelt echoes the highest ideals of this deranged era, I want to extend my sincere thanks to TIME—a magazine I generally read with apprehensive glance and frequent shudder . . .
SHEPHERD I. RAIMI
Ithaca, N.Y.
Sir:
You give the impression that Mrs. Roosevelt's affiliation and sympathy for left-wing characters and causes was something that she played with in her middle-aged childhood but which she has cast aside since she has donned her grandmotherly Mother Hubbard. The record shows otherwise . . . She has done her best to ridicule Chambers, Bentley and Budenz. To this day she has never publicly repudiated Hiss . . .
TERRENCE O'TOOLE
Forest Hills, N.Y.
There'll Always Be an Aspirate
Sir: