Name
Lehfeldt, William W. (William Wesley) (Interviewee)
Burr, William (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with William W. Lehfeldt, 1988
Other Titles
Reminiscences of William W. Lehfeldt, 1988
Abstract
Diplomatic/foreign service training and early experience; Economic Commercial Counselor to US Mission in Iran, 1969-1974; impressions of US ambassadors: Douglas MacArthur II, Joseph Farland, Richard Helms; impressions of Shah and Iranian officials; views on economic, social, political situation in Iran; US-Iran foreign policy, Nixon administration; oil production in Middle East, Persian Gulf: 1971 Tehran Agreement, 1972 St. Moritz Agreement; collective bargaining between US oil and Iran; 1973 oil crisis; US-Iran Joint Economic Commission; policy re: military purchases, Shah as peacekeeper; US banks' involvement and investment in Iran; impression of Pahlevi family; arms sales to Iran; morality of US businesses in Iran; departure from Iran in 1973, retirement from foreign service; work for General Electric in Iran, 1975; role of Chamber of Commerce in Iran; precursors to revolution, Shah's attempts to maintain control; anti-Americanism in Iran; Carter's foreign policy; Black Friday; Shah's deteriorating health; evaluation of causes of revolution, US behavior in Iran
Collection Name
Iranian-American relations project
Subjects
Diplomats; Petroleum industry and trade; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Iran Politics and government 1941-1979; Iran Economic conditions 1945-1979; Iran Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Iran; Lehfeldt, William W. (William Wesley); United States. Department of State
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Diplomat
Note
Interviewed by William Burr on April 29, 1987 and February 9 and April 19, 1988
Note (Provenance)
William W. Lehfeldt, Gift 1988
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
14384672
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-yj9e-ay32
Related URLs
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