LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY ARDESHIR ZAHEDI FROM W.E. COLBY

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• Publication Date: September 25, 1974
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NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
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2 5 SEP 1974
His Excellency Ardeshir Zahedi
Ambassador of Iran
Washington, D.C.
Thank you most kindly for the text of his Imperial
Majesty's message to the Twenty-Ninth. Session of the
United Nations General Assembly. I found it interesting
and praiseworthy.
I read with interest and pleasure your commencement-
address at Kent State University. You captured the stu-
dents with your opening witticism and made them receptive
to the wise advice which followed. I am confident also
that your succinct presentation of the outstanding prog-
ress in Iran in education and in other fields, under the
guidance of his Imperial Majesty, made a very strong im-
pact.
.Sincerely,
rLsh Bill
I
W. E. Colby
Director
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IMPERIAL EMBASSY OF IRAN
WASHINGTON. D C
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
by
HIS EXCELLENCY ARDESHIR ZAHEDI
AMBASSADOR OF IRAN
to the
UNITED STATES
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
KENT, OHIO
AUGUST 31, 1974
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TEXT OF MESSAGE'
BY
HIS P A.L MAM7Y
O A. '. AD REZA
PA IAW Y 'R,
SHAHAVSHHAH OFIRAN
TO THE TWENTY NINTH SESSION OF THE
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE
IN THE REGION OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
by
HIS EXCELLENCY ARDESHIR ZAHEDI
AMBASSADOR OF IRAN
to the
UNITED STATES
at
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
KENT, OHIO
AUGUST 3I, 1974
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ARDESHIR ZAHEDI, AMBASSADOR OF
IRAN TO THE UNITED STATES, AT SUMMER COMMENCEMENT,
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, KENT, OHIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1974
PRESIDENT OLDS:
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY:
GRADUATES AND GUESTS:
AND OF COURSE, MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN FROM IRAN:
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY, ON THIS BEAUTIFUL
CAMPUS OF KENT STATE, WITH ALL OF YOU, WHO GO TO MAKE UP A
GREAT UNIVERSITY.
WITH DUE RESPECT TO MY OWN GENERATION, I FIID IT
STIMULATING, TO BE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. I ALWAYS ENCOUNTER A
MINGLI"4G OF IDEALISM AND OPTIMISM WITH A HEALTHY (SKEPTICISM),
WHICH IS, RE-ASSURING OF THE FUTURE, AND NECESSARY FOR A KEEN
PERSPECTIVE OF HUMAN EVENTS. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE A-ND
FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FRUITS OF THIS MEMORABLE
OCCASION.
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THIS GENERATION GAP REMINDS ME OF THIS FELLOW WHO,
DURING AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS PARENTS, CRIED "I WANT EXCITEMENT,
ADVENTURE, MONEY AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. I'LL NEVER FIND IT HERE
AT HOME, SO I'M LEAVING. DON'T TRY TO STOP ME."
WITH THAT, HE HEADED FOR THE DOOR. HIS FATHER ROSE
AND FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND. THE BOY SAID "DIDN'T YOU HEAR
WHAT I SAID? DON'T TRY TO STOP ME." "WHO'S TRYING TO STOP
YOU?" REPLIED HIS FATHER. "IF YOU WAIT A MINUTE, I'LL GO
WITH YOU.11
WHEN I RECEIVED THE INVITATION TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU,
I BEGAN TO WONDER WHY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS SO OFTEN CHOOSE
TO TALK OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONT THE WORLD.
I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS NOT DONE
IN ANY SENSE OF PESSIMISM. IT IS RATHER BASED ON A FEELING
OF REALISM. I SAY THIS BECAUSE WE ARE FACED WITH REAL PROBLEMS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS AND WHAT ROLE CAN
YOU AS THE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY PLAY TO RESOLVE
THE DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING US.
FOREMOST AMONG THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS OF EDUCATION
AND HEALTH. WHILE YOU HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF BENEFITING
FROM MODERN EDUCATION AND ADEQUATE HEALTH FACILITIES, THERE
ARE STILL MILLIONS IN THE WORLD WHO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE
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DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE AND DISEASE. THE LATEST UNESCO
STUDY INDICATES THAT OVER 34 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S
POPULATION IS ILLITERATE.
IN IRAN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS IMPERIAL
MAJESTY THE SHAHANSHAH ARYAMEHR A CONCERTED EFFORT HAS BEEN
MADE TO ERADICATE THIS PROBLEM.
A PRINCIPAL TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT OUR INTENSIFIED
EDUCATION PROGRAM IS IRAN'S YOUTH CORPS, MADE UP OF THOUSANDS
OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF MILITARY DRAFT AGE.
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, CHOOSE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY
THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT ARE SOCIAL AND CREATIVE, RATHER THAN
MILITARY. THEIR PROGRAM IS COMPOSED OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND
EXTENSION CORPS, THE HEALTH CORPS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT CORPS.
IN THE EDUCATIONAL CORPS, THEY CARRY MODERN
EDUCATION INTO THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGES, AND REMOTE AREAS.
I AM SURE, THAT DR. OLDS RECALLS THAT WHILE HE
WAS UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY PROPOSED A UNIVERSAL
WELFARE LEGION. UNDER THIS NOBLE CAUSE, THE YOUTH CORPS,
THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS, WOULD ENABLE INDIVIDUALS OF ANY
COUNTRY, CLASS, RACE, OR RELIGION, TO DEVOTE A PART OF THEIR
LIVES TO THE SERVICE OF MANKIND.
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MOREOVER, A FEW MONTHS AGO, A NATIONAL GOAL
DECREED THE RIGHT OF EVERY IRANIAN TO A FREE EDUCATION, IN
KEEPING WITH HIS ABILITIES, AND WITHOUT REGARD FOR HIS
FINANCIAL MEANS. AT THE SAME TIME, A CONCURRENT PRINCIPLE
WAS EXPRESSED: THOSE WHO STUDY AT PUBLIC EXPENSE, MUST
REPAY, THEIR DEBT TO THE IRANIAN PEOPLE.
THUS, WE PROPOSED A CONTRACT, BETWEEN THE NATION
AND THE STUDENT, WHICH WILL ASSURE IMMENSE RETURNS, TO BOTH
SIDES.
MORE RECENTLY, THE SHAHANSHAH ISSUED A DECREE ON
EDUCATION WHICH FORMALIZED THIS PRINCIPLE, AND, PROVIDED FREE
EDUCATION THROUGH ALL ELEMENTARY LEVELS AND WHAT YOU CALL
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. IT ALSO PROVIDES FREE LUNCH TO EVERY
CHILD ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY.
TO FACILITATE NATIO14-WIDE EDUCATION, A $2 BILLION
PROGRAM WILL USE EDUCATIONAL SATELLITES, T.V. AND OTHER
AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING AIDS.
IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH, WE HAVE EQUALLY EXTENDED
FREE HEALTH CARE TO EVERY MA"I, WOMAN AND CHILD IN THE
COUNTRY.
AS EDUCATED AND INFORMED MEMBERS OF THIS GREAT
SOCIETY, YOU TOO HAVE AN IMPORTANT MISSION TO PROMOTE THE
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CAUSE OF UNIVERSAL EDUCATION AND WELFARE.
THE ENERGY CRISIS IS YET ANOTHER PROBLEM WHICH
CONFRONTS THE WORLD TODAY. IT INVOLVES ALL FORMS OF ENERGY.
BY THAT I MEAN IT INCLUDES THE FOOD NECESSARY FOR HUMAN
ENERGY AND SURVIVAL, AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL ENERGY FOk THE
OPERATION AND SURVIVAL OF THE WORLD'S TECHNOLOGY.
THE FOOD CRISIS IS FAR MORE SERIOUS, AND MORE
FUNDAMENTAL, THAN THE ENERGY CRISIS. FOR WE CAN LIVE WITH
LESS ENERGY. WE MAY BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH LESS HEAT, MORE
COLD. BUT THE WORLD CAN HARDLY MANAGE WITH LESS FOOD, OR
ALLOW A BILLION PEOPLE TO STARVE OR PERISH. WE OWE IT TO
OUR CHILDREN TO COPE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS TOO
LATE.
A FEW YEARS AGO, IRAN WARNED ABOUT THE ENERGY
CRISIS AND NOBODY PAID MUCH ATTENTION. NOW ONCE AGAIN WE
WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THE GRAVE SITUATION CONCERNING FOOD.
I HOPE THIS TIME THE WORLD WILL. TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY.
THE FOOD CRISIS CALLS.FOR A DEGREE OF
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND EFFORT THAT THE WORLD HAS NOT
YET MADE UP ITS MIND TO GIVE.
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IN RECOGNITION OF THIS FACT, MY BELOVED SOVEREIGN
RECENTLY SENT A MESSAGE TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CALLING ATTENTION TO THE 'RAPID POPULATION
GROWTH ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE STATE OF WORLD.FOOD
PRODUCTION ON THE OTHER. HE URGED INCREASED COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE DEVELOPING AND THE DEVELOPED NATIONS TO INCREASE
FOOD PRODUCTION, ESTABLISH POPULATION CONTROL, FOOD PROGRAMS,
AND MAKE PROVISION FOR SUFFICIENT FOOD RESERVES TO GUARD
AGAINST FAMINE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY,
WE TEND TO' THINK TOO MUCH OF OIL. WE MUST EQUALLY TURN OUR
MINDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY.
IRAN HAS NO INTENTION.OF PUTTING ALL HER :EGGS IN
ONE BASKET. ALREADY, HIS MAJESTY, THE SHAHANSHAH, HAS
CALLED FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLO'RATION' INTO ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
OF ENERGY.
AS LONG AS OIL WAS CHEAP, THE WORLD NEGLECTED
THE ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF COAL, SHALE, AND NATURAL GAS THAT
IS STILL AVAILABLE TO US. WE DID NOT SEEK THE MEANS OF
USING THEM AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT WAS ECONOMICAL AND
MET ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.
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SOLAR ENERGY, AT THE OTHER EXTREME, HAS NOT
RECEIVED THE SERIOUS ATTENTION REQUIRED FOR ACHIEVING ITS
EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND TRANSMISSION.
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS IN HAND. BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS
OF PRODUCTION, AND THE DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR WASTE, FOR WHICH
THE WORLD NEEDS TO FIND PROPER SOLUTIONS.
IRAN HAS CONTRACTED WITH A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.
WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THIS IS FOR PEACEFUL
PURPOSES ONLY. HERE I MUST REMIND YOU THAT IRAN HAS SIGNED
AND RATIFIED THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY. MOREOVER, FOR
SIX YEARS MY SOVEREIGN THE SHAHANSHAH HAS CALLED FOR
DESIGNATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST AS A NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE IN
TERMS OF WEAPONS. TO PROVE THIS, HIS MAJESTY ONLY RECENTLY
SUGGESTED AGAIN TO THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL THAT THE
PROPOSAL BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
WE HOPE THAT OTHER NATIONS WILL JOIN US IN
PRESSING FOR THIS GOAL.
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MEANWHILE, WE MUST PUT OIL IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE,
WITH A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF A FAIR PRICE, ASSURED SUPPLY,
AND THE PROPER USES FOR OIL.
IRAN HAS SAID MANY TIMES THAT WE WILL ADJUST THE
PRICE OF OIL TO THE PRICE OF OTHER WORLD COMMODITIES. IT
IS UP TO THE INDUSTRIAL NATIONS TO CONTAIN INFLATION OF
THEIR PRICES AND WE WILL CONTAIN THE PRICE: OF OIL. 'BUT
WE CANNOT HOLD DOWN OIL PRICES, WHEN PRICES FOR ALMOST
EVERYTHING WE BUY HAVE BEEN GOING UP IN THE RANGE OF 300
TO 400 PERCENT OR MORE IN THE PAST DECADE.
OIL, AS A "NOBLE COMMODITY," SHOULD BE RESERVED
FOR USE IN THE PETROCHEMICALS AND MEDICINE, WHERE IT HAS
SOME 70,000 BYPRODUCTS.
IRAN'S INTENTIONS, AND HER SENSE. OF RESPONSIBILITY,
ARE BEST INDICATED WY WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH OUR INCREASED
OIL REVENUES.
DOMESTICALLY, 80 PERCENT OF THIS NEW INCOME IS
COMMITTED TO INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ALWAYS EAGER TO LEARN
FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER NATIONS. YOUR GREAT COUNTRY
IS RICH IN EXPERIENCE AND KNOW-HOW1 HERE IN THIS GREAT
INSTITUTION, FOR EXAMPLE, I AM HOPING TO LOOK INTO SOME OF
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THE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH WHICH HAS BEEN DONE BY YOUR
LIQUID CRYSTALS INSTITUTE.
PERHAPS WE CAN PERSUADE SOME OF THESE FINE
INTELLECTS TO HELP US IN OUR SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT,
WITH REGARD TO OTHER NATIONS, IRAN HAS EMBARKED
ON AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF INVESTMENT AND CONTRACTS WITH
THE INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES, AND OF DIRECT FINANCIAL AID TO
THE LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WHICH
ARE NOT BLESSED WITH NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS
ARE THE CHIEF VICTIMS OF THE ENERGY CRISIS.
IRAN LOOKS WITH THE GRAVEST CONCERN ON THE PROBLEMS
OF THESE NATIONS AND ALREADY IS MOVING TO HELP THEM WITH
BILLIONS IN DIRECT AID, AS WELL AS LONG-TERM LOANS WHICH WILL
HELP THEM TO PAY THE INCREASED PRICE OF OIL. FOR EXAMPLE,
WE HAVE ADVANCED $1 BILLION TO INDIA, TO PAKISTAN IT IS ABOUT
THE SAME. EGYPT IS TO RECEIVE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN $1 BILLION;
AND SYRIA SOME $150 MILLION. OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS SENEGAL
AND MOROCCO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID FROM IRAN.
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BILATERAL AID IS NOW WELL OVER $8 BILLION. IN
PROPORTION TO IRAN'S 32 MILLION INHABITANTS, I AM SURE
YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT,
ON THE MULTILATERAL FRONT, HIS MAJESTY HAS PROPOSED
THE FORMATION OF A SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL FUND TO BE SUPPORTED
BY 12 OIL PRODUCING AND 12 INDUSTRIAL NATIONS. WE HAVE ALSO
SET ASIDE $1 BILLION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND
THE WORLD BANK.
I N EUROPE, WE ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS I N GERMANY,
FRANCE, AND GREAT BRITAIN, AND SEEKING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
IN IRAN. THESE INVESTMENTS WILL GIVE US PARTICIPATION AND
EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY, AND WILL BRING TO IRAN
BUSINESS MANAGERS, SKILLED ADMINISTRATORS, AND TECHNICIANS.
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WE CONTINUE TO EXERT OUR
INFLUENCE IN BEHALF OF PEACE, STABILITY, AND MUTUAL TRUST.
FOR THIS REASON WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS 242 AND 338 WHICH CALL
FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI FORCES FROM ARAB TERRITORIES
---- AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE
MIDDLE EAST,
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BUT OUR DESIRE FOR PEACE WILL NOT CAUSE IRAN TO
FAIL TO ASSERT HER RIGHTS, OR BY THE SAME TOKEN TO WORK FOR
GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND HARMONY AMONG ALL THE NATIONS IN
THIS AREA.
WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERSIAN GULF,
AND WE HOPE THAT THE ATMOSPHERE OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP
WHICH WE GENUINELY SEEK WITH OUR NEIGHBORS CAN PREVAIL FOR
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
ECONOMIC AND DIPLOMATIC EVENTS DEMONSTRATE
ONCE AGAIN THAT INTERDEPENDENCE AMONG NATIONS IS
INCREASING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICH
AND THE POORER NATIONS HAS GROWN WIDER,
IRAN BELIEVES STRONGLY THAT THE NATIONS OF THE
WORLD CANNOT WORK TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY FOR PEACE WHILE
THESE DISPARITIES ARE GROWING. WE BELIEVE ALSO THAT
THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND ACTIONS WHICH I HAVE
DESCRIBED ILLUSTRATE OUR SINCERE DESIRE TO REDUCE THE
DISPARITIES.
IRAN'S INDEPENDENT NATIONAL POLICY ENABLES
US TO DEAL WITH ANY COUNTRY ON A BASIS OF RESPECT FOR THE
RIGHTS OF NATIONS AND OF INDIVIDUALS. WE BELIEVE THIS IS
THE ESSENTIAL FOUNDATION OF MUTUAL TRUST AND COOPERATION.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WHAT IS MINE IS MINE BUT WHATEVER
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IS YOURS IS NEGOTIABLE.
THUS, IRAN EXTENDS HER RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONS
OF EASTERN' EUROPE, CHINA, AND THE SOVIET UNION, WHILE WE
MAINTAIN OUR CLOSE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST WITH THE WESTERN
NATIONS.
WE HAD A DEEP HISTORICAL COMMITMENT TO THE
HUMANIST TRADITIONS OF THE WEST, AND WE ARE ESPECIALLY
AWARE OF OUR CLOSE FRIENDSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES
AND THE MANY TIES WHICH LINK US TOGETHER, HIS IMPERIAL
MAJESTY, THE SHAHANSHAH, IN HIS RECENT MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT
FORD, STATED AS FOLLOWS: AND I QUOTE:
161111 OUR BONDS HAVE WITHSTOOD THE TEST
OF TIME AND WITH THE PASSAGE OF YEARS
HAVE GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
CULMINATING IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF PERFECT
MUTUAL TRUST AND GOOD WILL ,.,,,, UNQUOTE.
THOUGH QUITE DIFFERENT IN OUR FORMS OF GOVERNMENT$.
IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES SHARE MANY COMMON GOALS AND
ASPIRATIONS
IRAN WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO RECEIVE AID UNDER
THE UNITED STATES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AND THE
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FIRST TO TERMINATE AID A FEW YEARS LATER WITH MUTUAL TRUST,
FR I ENDSHI P, AND GOOD WILL. I AM HAPPY TO STATE THAT IRAN I S
NOW I N FACT A DONOR NATION.
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE AID YOU EXTENDED, WITH
NO STRINGS ATTACHED, AT A VERY CRITICAL TIME IN OUR HISTORY,
IT WAS A. TIME OF INTERNAL CHAOS AND TURMOIL. A TIME OF
EXTERNAL THREAT AND DANGER. AND IRAN I S GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
HELP IN THAT HOUR.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
TWO NATIONS, WHICH HAS EXPANDED EVER SINCE.
LIKE THE UNITED STATES, IRAN IS DEDICATED TO
THE BUILDING OF PEACE, TO THE EXPANSION OF COOPERATION AMONG
NATIONS OF THE WORLD AND THE FULFILLMENT OF RISING HUMAN
NEEDS. WE ATTACH THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS AND PROMOTION OF
WORLD PEACE AND SECURITY ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE.
THESE ARE DEEP-ROOTED CONVICTIONS AMONG. THE
IRANIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR SOVEREIGN, THE SHAHANSHAH, WE
LIVE BY THEM, AND IN OUR EVERYDAY ACTIONS, WE STRIVE TO
MAKE THEM REAL. WE SEEK TO MOVE FORWARD, WITH THE:
ESTABLISHMENT OF IRAN AS A PROGRESSIVE AND HARD-WORKING
SOCIETY. WE ARE DETERMINED TO RECAPTURE THE GLORIES OF
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! RAN' S PAST AND LAY THE FOUNDATION ONCE AGAIN FOR. A GREAT
(AVILILATION.
IN- CLOSING, LET ME TAKE A MOMENT . TD SPEAK TO YOU
WITH CANDOR, AFFECT-103 A1D. TRUST, AS- A..:F.ITIE!1!)-;WHO: CAP1
SPEAICT'RO 'HE. THOUSANDS OEf'! YEARS OF.- -IRAN] AFB:'. H I ST- i)RY
YOU, I N THIS GRADUATING CLASS, THIS NEW GENERATION
OFTEN i ID s~ R T .I At :OF XO 1R C I:ETY:; I " STEt1S FROM
A CERTAIN DEGREE OF = ES Y= 'ABO1 ,YOUR A COMPT "SHME Tw 7 . ''
THIS I S X HEALTHY,, ATT I MUDS. AN OUJ 1.04.x= WHICH I)E-SERVES
P4{I iL A r~33 ~O RATJ [ , UT;,XO.U .SHOULD ALSO BE., PROUa, QF..
YOUR ACHI.EV S. 7x011 _-HAVE., JHE_ HERITAGE OF.. AMER ICA.,T
WHICH WITHIN 209_,. EARS_.,1ASJMO.YED f,ROM_ THE .FRONT I.ER_ T_ O .THEE,,
WORLD'-S_ MOST , O IE.RFUL. NAT.I_0?!L,__. YQU.. HAVE.,.BEEN G_I YEN . Al . ;
ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY IN..-THIS.. SHORT PER! 0D_ TO - ENSURE- ,
CONTINUING PEACE IN THE WORLD. TO THIS, YOU HAVE MADE
A LAST I NCi- .CONITR I DUT1 ON . ' .1 'WOULD THEREFORE ASK Y011 TO
LOOK AT YOUR COUNTRY APND- ITS -ROLE WITH PRIDE AND- OPTIMISM'..
ON-THE-EVE OF THE TWO-HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY OF-YOUR
NATiON,_.YOU- -CAN-.-LOOK-.AGAIN. TO YOUR L,ATIONAG VIRTUES OF IDEALISM., TCOMPASS I ON, AND- _GENEROS I TY TO.OTHER . IAT I ONS AND
OTHER PEOPLES.
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DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE RESOURCES OF YOUR
PEOPLE IN THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR LOYALTY, AND THEIR INNER
SPIRIT. THESE ARE A GREATER SOURCE OF STRENGTH THAN YOU
PERHAPS REALIZE. THIS WAS DEMONSTRATED SO CLEARLY IN
WORLD WAR II IN THE SACRIFICES FOR YOUR OWN COUNTRY AND
FOR THE WORLD COMMUNITY.
EVERY NATION HAS ITS PERIODS OF STRESS AND
TRIAL. THESE ARE, IN TRUTH, ONLY MOMENTS IN THE LIFE OF
YOUR NATION, GO FORWARD, I URGE YOU, TO MEET ITS
CHALLENGE.
TO YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THIS GRADUATING CLASS,
ONE FURTHER WORD.
THERE IS IN THE UNITED STATES A COMMITMENT TO
HARD WORK, SELF-DISCIPLINE, AND A RESPECT FOR DUTY AND
MORALITY, WHICH YOU ARE TOO MODEST AT TIMES TO ADMIT.
YOU ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS TOO MUCH ON THE
SQUARE SIDE OF THINGS.
BELIEVE ME, THE ETERNAL VERITIES MAY SOUND A
LITTLE CORNY, BUT THEY ARE ETERNAL JUST THE SAME. THEY
HAVE A WAY OF RISING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN IN THE COURSE OF
HISTORY.
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DO NOT BE AFRAID TO EMBRACE THEM. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WEAR THEM ON YOUR COAT SLEEVES. BUT YOU CAN
CARRY THEM IN YOUR HEARTS.
THANK YOU.
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