My Advisers Built A Wall Between Myself

I Perfectly Understand The Particular Attention Which You Pay To The Question Of Nuclear Energy, And Fully Realize The Possible Dangers And Catastrophes Which Might Result For Mankind From An Irresponsible Attitude. In This Field My Wish Is For Iran To Put All Her Efforts Towards The Peaceful Use Of Atomic Energy. We Shall Continue To Co-operate With All The Nations Of The World To Attain This End In The Interests Of Human Society.

Who On Earth Do The Americans Suppose Their Allies Are Amongst The Arab World? Even Saudi Arabia They Seem To Regard As Nothing More Than A Resevoir Of Oil And Money.

For All Its Apparent Tolerance, The Usa Maintains A Peculiar Balance Between The Forces Of Capitalism And Democracy. To Achieve This I Feel Sure The Country Is Guided By Some Hidden Force; An Organization Working In Secrecy, Powerful Enough To Dispose Of The Kennedys And Of Anyone Else Who Gets In Its Way.

Nixon Has The Audacity To Tell Me To Do Nothing In The Interest Of My Country Until He Dictactes Where That Interest Lies. At The Same Time He Threatens Me That Failure To Follow His So-called Advice Will Be To Jeopardize The Special Relations Between Our Two Countries. I Say To Hell With Such Special Relations.

Was The Collaboration Of Some Slaves Any Different Than The Silence Of Some Iranians Who Stood By And Did Nothing As Savak Thugs Murdered And Tortured Opponents Of The Shah? How Could We Judge Other Men Until We Had Stood In Their Shoes?