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House statement was a result of
British dislike. but said:
"The American peoples interest
here is equally important to the
British and there can be no ques-
ton of the appropriateness of our
intervention
Mr.. Grady admitted the White
House announcement might af-
feet adversely the oil dealing with
the Iranians which, in accordance
with Mr. Acheson's instructions,
have been used to extend British
oil rights to the maximum.
Explains Resignation
Explaining the so-called resig-
nation. he said that in May before
the oil dispute sharpened, he had
suggested confdentially to two
Washington officials whom he re-
fused to name, that long-range
plans should be made for the
choice of a successor.
Mr.. Grady said this private and
tentative inquiry had been delib-
lerately leaked to the American
Ipress as an overture to trans
forming it into formal resigna-
Ition. which it was not.
(Press Secretary Joseph Short
announced the Presidents plan
to relieve Ambassador Grady
yesterday shortly after w.
Averell Hartman paid a fare
well call at the White House
before leaving for oil talks in
Teheran.
(Mr. Short said Mr.. Grady
recently raised the question of
further tenure in Iran and the
President was merely abiding by
the Ambassadors wishes in re-
lieving him. When Mr.. Grady
went to Iran more than a year
ago he advised the President
that he could stay only one
year, Mr.. Short said. He
wanted it clearly understood,
Mr.. Short added, that the
President had planned TO relieve
Mr.. Grady long before the
Iranian oil crisis developed.)
Applauding Mr.. Trumans deci-
sion to send Mr.. Hartman to un-
tangle the oil conflict, Mr.. Grady
firmly rejected the official view
expressed by the British Embassy.
This is that Mr.. Hartman should
confine himself to getting the
Iranians to yield to the Hague
court decision against them.
Talks to Be Tougher.
II see no reason for such limits
on the American talks" he said.
Mr.. Grady said Mr.. Harriman's s
talks would be far tougher than
the American public realizes be-
cause Premier Mossadegh has the
PNOp1C DCli4I1O llllll.
Mr.. Grady revealed that his
cables to London and Washington,
Suggesting a compromise formula
on tanker loadings, have been mot
even answered"
He said he had warned DR.. Mos
sadegh that the United States
would not provide technicians or
tankers to replace the British. But
the 69-year-old envoy said his ef-
forts to persuade the British to
explain publicly their involved Of
fer had failed.
In answer to my cables to Lon
don I was told that the British
company did not wish to appear
to be pursuing the Persians with
compromises. said Mr.. Grady
with unconcealed disappointment.
\ Ambassador Grady will not be
recalled from Iran while the oil
crisis is pending, the State De-
partment said today.
When he went to Iran a year
ago, Mr.. Grady stipulated that he
would remain there for only one
year and the department agreed
to relieve him in June, 1851, a
department spokesman said.
Several months ago Ambassador
Grady wrote the department to
recall the commitment and asked
that there be no change in plans
to relieve him this summer.
When the oil crisis developed
the department wrote Mr.. Grady
and asked him if he would remain
at his post at least until September
l.. He consented. The depart
ment has no plan to relieve him