420 l'OREIGN RELATIONS 1943 VOLUME IV 891 00 $031 General Pat ·kk J ll11rloy PereoMl Represeruative of PreMtnt Roosevelt in Iran to tM Pre$Uknt • TEHRAN 21 Deoomber 194ll DF- ll l n PJU1 SlDtNT On your departure from Tehran you outlined to me du r ing our conversation at t he airport a tentative basis for American policy in Iran which might be used as pattern for our relations with nil less favored associate nations In response to your suggestion and the directive which I receh·ecl from t-ho Secretary of State I wish to submit the following for your consideration PART I It is tho purpooe oft he United States to sustain Iran as a free independent nation and to afford the Iranian people an opportunity to enjoy the rights of man ns set forth in tl1e Constitution of t he United States nnd to participate in the fulfillment of the principles of tho Atlantic Charter Tl1e policy of the United States toward Iran therefore is to assist in tho creation in Irnn of a government based upon the consent of tho governed and of a system of free enterprise which will enable that nation to de •elop its resources primarily for the benefit of its own people Iranian resources are adequate to sustain a program to bolp Iran to help herself By this program of self-government and well directed self-help Jrnn can achieve for herself tho fulfillment of tho principles of jnstioo freedom of conscience freedom oft he press freedom of speech freedom from w tnt cqn tlity of opportunity and to a degl'ee freedom from fear To accomplish the nhovo the United S tates will furnish upon invitation of tl1e Iranian Government expert advisors in any or all of • In a memorandum or ltt ntU ry 12 19t4 President R00$8 'elt wrote to the Secretary of State Enclosed ls n very Interesting letter from Pat Hurley It lB in general along the lines ot my talk with him trnn Is leOnltely fl very vtr r bacl wat'd nation It ®nslsts rttllY of a get1e$ ot tribe$ and 90% of tl o popnlaUon ls lo cttcet in bond age to t bo other lo i 1'1 e 09% do not Ot •·n their land and cannot keep tbeit own production or eon ·ert it Into money or property I wn3 rather th rllled with the Idea ot using Jrnn aa nn example ot what we could do by an unselfts h Ametie tln policy We contd not take on a more difficult nnlion tbnn Irno 1 would like however to bn ·e a try flt tt 1'b0 ttt l cliffleulty IS to tet the right klnd o r Amerlcnn exports who woulCl be loyal to their Weals 11ot tight amor lg themseh·es nnd be absolutely honest flnanclnlly If we could get this l Oll y started it would become permanent if lt suc eel'Jed ns we hope d uring the flrirt ft ' e or ten years And Incidentally the whole experlme n t need CO$t the taxpayers ot tbe UntWJ States very little money 'WoulCI rou let me kno v what you think I should reply to Burley Be ts right tbat the wriote Lend-Un Admlnlstration $hOuhl take mJ lete control or the tli itrlbutlon of our own JA od-Lease suppUes In the Middle East 891 00 3037