This, of course, is only the beginning of a new effort and one should not jump to extreme optimistic conclusions on the basis of what we have heard so far.

If there is evidence of a feeling of satisfaction, this should be limited strictly to the fact that the British are leaving Abadan unmolested and also to the fact that their great work in Southern Iran is left behind intact.

As against this reality, one must set Britain’s persistent demand that Iran recognize the jurisdiction of the U.N. International Court of Justice in a major dispute involving two members of the U.N. which have pledged themselves to abide by such action of the world’s highest international tribunal.

Likewise, one must take into account Iran’s equally determined position in the matter and its stubborn refusal to allow an international judicial body to act in what the Iranian government considers a strictly domestic affair.

Undoubtedly, when the Iranian dispute is taken up by the U.N. Security Council, the whole controversy will be examined from every possible legal angle, all of which promises to take considerable time. Such an arrangement has the advantage of permitting tempers to cool off, thereby making a solution possible in the end.

On the other hand, it also has the drawback of bringing to a full stop the activity in the world’s largest refinery, to the damage of everybody concerned in it.

Having just suffered a severe setback in San Francisco, Russia will make every effort to render Britain’s position in the Iran affair extremely difficult.