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...great source of information about a region. Last year in the Middle East program, for example, a labor delegation from Iran passed through Cambridge, and gave the students the first non-governmental view of the country they had seen. "It was refreshing to get their viewpoint," recalls Richard N. Frye, associate professor of the Middle East Program. "They gave us an impression of the country vastly different from the usual reports...
...fight to get the Center started," Frye notes. "After much talk, we finally persuaded the university to call a meeting of prominent people from American oil companies, the airlines, and the State and Defense Departments. We thought that these people would be interested in very specific training, in oil economics for example. But they told us to leave that to them." Frye says that both the government and business representatives were looking for an over-all approach to the area--its background and languages. "We were really taken aback. We had expected them to respond to such general training, although...
...first hope," Frye said, "was that such a lecturer might give a course at an American university, but that appears impracticable. Our idea now is that he might give a series of lectures at some university here." This university might conceivably be Harvard, Frye added...
...Both Frye and Berman feel that their trips helped to improve understanding between East and West. They emphasize, however, that there is still much to be done toward this end. Berman tells, for example, of a case he witnessed in a Moscow courtroom...
...this the woman looked at Berman defiantly, and proclaimed, "I can say anything I want; this isn't America."Richard N. Frye...