Oral history interview with Hamilton A. Twitchell, 1988
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- Name
- Twitchell, Hamilton A. (Hamilton Austin), 1911-1996 (Interviewee)
- Burr, William (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Hamilton A. Twitchell, 1988
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Hamilton A. Twitchell, 1988
- Abstract
- Personal history; career summary prior to posting in Iran; first experience in Iran, 1962: impressions of country, people, Shah; role and description of United States Army Advisory Group in Iran: relations with Iranians and State, Defense Departments; relations with diplomatic personnel in Iran; U.S. and Iranian security concerns in region; long range plans of Shah for military expansion, role of m ilitary in Iranian society; changing Iranian domestic situation during 1960s; impressions of counterparts in Iranian military; sale of arms and equipment to Iranian military, training and maintenance concerns; internal opposition to regime; personal impressions of contemporary Iranian politics
- Collection Name
- Iranian-American relations project
- Subjects
- Soldiers--United States; Iran Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Iran; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Iran Economic conditions 1945-1979; Twitchell, Hamilton A. (Hamilton Austin), 1911-1996; United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of State; United States. Military Mission to Iran
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1988
- Note (Biographical)
- Army officer
- Note
- Interviewed by William Burr on April 1 and June 3, 1988
- Note (Provenance)
- Hamilton A. Twitchell, Gift 1988
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 14387104
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-zswv-he51
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.