doi:10.7916/d8-8c3j-1y94Oral history interview with Douglas MacArthur II, 1985MacArthur, Douglas, 1909-oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalDiplomats--United StatesAmbassadors--United StatesDiplomacyPetroleum industry and tradeUnited States Foreign relations JapanJapan Foreign relations United StatesIran Foreign relations United StatesUnited States Foreign relations IranIran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979United States Politics and government 1945-1989MacArthur, Douglas, 1909-United States. Department of StateDecision to join the Foreign Service; Ambassador to France during German occupation, 1940-1942; State Department counselor, 1953-1957; impressions of Iran during early 1950s; Ambassador to Japan: United States-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security; Ambassador to Iran, 1969; impressions of the Shah of Iran; political stance of educated youth in Iran; problems leading to downfall of Shah's regime; sale of arms to Iran; the Shah's foreign policy in the Middle East; politics involving the sale of oil