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COVER: A night-time view of the French-built Osimk reac¬ tor in Iraq that urns destroyed by an Ismeli air strike, now a fitting symbol of the irony in the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency’s program to bring "Atoms for Peace" to the world. Our interview with IAEA Director Gencivl Sigvard Eklund begins on page 22. Officers and Members of the The State of State 14 Governing Hoard CHARLESS. WHITEHOUSE, President The decline of the Foreign Service began when ANTHEA DE ROUVILLE, Vice President Henry Kissinger upgraded the role of the RON WITHERELL, Second Vice national security adviser and has been wors¬ President JOSEPH MCBRIDE, Secretary ened by attitudes within the State Department MICHAEL SPEERS, Treasurer itself. By Elliot L. Richardson. WILLIAM SCHOUX, RALPH BARNETT, AID Representatives STEPHEN M. CHAPLIN, ICA Diplomats & Terrorism 18 Representative ROBERT FRANKS, DONALD K. Had there been an understanding in place HOLM, IRVING WILLIAMSON, State Representatives among the U.S. and its allies on hmv to re¬ SPENCER KING, CHARLES spond to Iran's kind of state-sponsored terror¬ WHITEHOUSE, Retired Representatives ism, the hostage crisis might have been much Staff shorter. By Bruce Laingen. ROBERT M. BEERS, Executive Director SUSAN HOLIK, General Counsel The Peaceful Atom 22 SABINE SISK, Members’ Interest/ Grievance Representative Israel's attack on the Iraqi reactor put an PAT GUILD, Executive Secretary otherwise relatively unknown physicist at the CECIL B. SANNER, Membership and Circulation world’s center stage. An interview with IAEA Scholarship Programs Director General Sigvard Eklund. DAWN CUTHELL The Journal: War Comes to Naiba 28 Foreign Service Journal The British and German consular agents were Editorial Board fast friends for 20 years until news of war H. KENNETH HILL, Interim Chairman reached their remote Brazilian jungle village. JAMES L. 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(415) 392-7144 Microfilm copies of current as well as of back American Foreign Sen ice Association, 1981. 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. JOSHUA B. POWERS, LTD., issues of the Foreign Sendee Journal are avail¬ 46 Keyes House, Dolphin Sq., able through the University Microfilm Library Telephone (202) 338-4045. Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, under a September 1981. Volume 58, No. 8. ISSN London SW1. 01-834-8023/9 contract signed October 30, 1967. 0015-7279. International Representatives. objective was to keep the number of American advisers to a minimum, to avoid a sudden flare-up of the xenophobia which lies so near the surface, for understandable reasons, in that ancient land. We applauded Color LETTERS the Shah’s efforts to modernize his Add 20C for Handling country, we urged repeatedly that TRIM COLOR (Square Photo) SLIM COLOR <3v» * 7) he provide some outlet for the polit¬ s 50 s 50 ical expression of his people, and 25 4 25 5 Undermining an Ally argued with him when necessary Additional cards 20c ea. Additional cards 25c ea. Add $1.15 postage & handling. about police excesses, the pace of Includes envelopes. TRIM style made from your square neg. Slide or photo add: $2.00 up to 5" x 7" — I read with interest and some nos¬ development, and the rapidity with $2.50 for 5" x 7" & 8" x 10”. 110 film must be made talgia Charles Maechling’s review of which he could reasonably expect to SUM style. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. No C.O.D.’s. Send check, cash or M.O. Barry Rubin’s book on Iran (Paved build up his forces. Incidentally, far PLUS VALUABLE COUPON! WE USE KODAK PAPER FOR A GOOD LOOK! with Good Intentions, May). As one from being the American puppet of PHILIPS FOTO CO. DEPT. DIP ELMSF0RD. N.Y. 10523 who served (with Bruce Laingen) in popular portrayal, he was one of the Iran after the fall of Mossadeq and most difficult leaders of a friendly later managed Iranian affairs in the country we have ever had to deal Planning a department for over three years, I with. Special believe both Maechling and Rubin On balance, I continue to believe have put their fingers on the point that in his own milieu the Shah was Function? at which U.S. policy began to un¬ a capable leader who did far more dermine an ally we wished to main¬ good than harm, and who deserved Call the tain. better treatment at the hands of his We followed during my time, and countrymen and his erstwhile Foreign Service for some years thereafter, a policy of friends. In later years he clearly Club restraint in providing military assis¬ suffered the corruption of absolute tance to the Shah. 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