Evening star., 1951-07-23

BritiSh-Iranian deadlock came
from DR.. Karin Sanjabi, minis
ter Of education, after six-hour
conference between Prime Min
lister Mohammed Mossadegh, the
cabinet and the Iranian Oil Ma
tionalization Board.
Another member Of the gov
ernment indicated that some for
NAL announcement of the extent
and nature Of the progress might
be made after continued talks to-
night with President Truman S
Iglobal trouble shooter w. Averell
Hartman.
Agree on Memorandum.
KaZem Hassibi, a government
representative on the oil board
said:
THE cabinet and the joirt oil
board agreed on a memorandum
which will be handed to Hartman
tonight. It forms the basis on
which negotiations with the Brit
ish might be resumed"
The memorandum apparently is
based on the result of week-long
talks between Mr.. Hartman and
Iranian leaders.
There was no immediate indica-
ton what specific points were con-
tanned in the memorandum.
Sanjabi limited, however, that
Iran is sticking to its position that
any negotiations will be with rep
resentatives Of the disputed Anglo
Iranian Oil Co. and not with the
British government.
An informed source said earlier
that Mr.. Hartman had suggested
reopening the negotiations with a
British government delegation.
May Have Cracked Deadlock.
If the British find the Iranian
formula" acceptable, Mr.. Harri-
mans mission may have cracked
the deadlock which brought the
worlds biggest refinery at Abadan,
on the Persian Gulf. to a virtual
standstill and might have i'm
perilled the peace of the world.
Although both sides were silent
on details of the discussions taking
place in the mirrored Saheb
Gharanieh Palace, it is understood
that the talks included the possi-
bility of resuming temporarily the
shipment Of oil from Iran under
some compromise advancement
when and If the negotiations are
Ireopened.
The first negotiations between
officials Of the AIOC and the ex-
.tremely nationalistic Iranian gov
ernment broke down a month ago
after neither side could agree on
a basis for the talks.
The disclosure at the end of
Mr.. Harriman's visit with Mr..
Mossadegh this morning under
scored the recent rise in op-
timism that President Truman's
envoy was making progress on
his mediation mission.
One Briton here said that "Har-
riman's efforts to inject reason
into the Iranian atmosphere seems
to be working.
Briton Reported Invited.
The source said one of the
things Hartman has suggested is
that British mission be received
to try to reach an agreement on
operating the huge British owned
Anglo -Iranian Oil Co. installa-
tions under. Iranian government
naturalization control.
Informed officials in London
said Mr.. Hartman asked Iran to
invite a British cabinet minister
to Teheran for the negotiations.
He was said to have received the
green light from British Ambassa-
dor Sir Francis Shepherd before
proposing the idea to Premier
Massadegh.
Sir Francis was silent on the
proposal today, but he told news
men earlier that Britain still is
ready to talk over acceptance of
the principle of naturalization
under some sort Of joint operation
with the Iranians.
Talks along this line broke
down last month when Anglo
Iranian officials rejected an Iran
ian demand that the Persians get
rs per cent Of the company's net
profits and that the other Is per
cent be impounded for possible
payment of AIOC claims for COM
pensation and losses due to ma
tionalization.
Trans Deputy Premier Hossein
Fatimi said the government is
Optimistic" that direct talks with
the British will reopen soon.
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