doi:10.7916/d8-zb5k-1b59Oral history interview with M. Gordon Tiger, 1985Tiger, M. Gordonoral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalDiplomats--United StatesDiplomacyMilitary assistanceUnited States Foreign relations IranIran Foreign relations United StatesIran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979Iran Economic conditions 1945-1979Tiger, M. GordonUnited States. Department of StateRecollections of early experiences with Iran in the 1950s; on the working of the U.S. Embassy in Iran in the 1950s and early 1960s; Iranian economy in the 1950s; impact of the events of 1953 on U.S.-Iranian relations; on the Point Four Program in Iran; CIA's assessment of the opposition to the Shah in the 1960s; relations between Iran and Israel in the 1950s; U.S.-Iranian relations in the 1950s; on Secretary McNamara's position on arms sales to Iran; on Ambassadors Wailes and Holmes; Robert Kennedy's meeting with student dissidents and its effect on U.S.-Iranian relations; U.S. policy towards Iran in the 1960s; U.S. contacts with Iranian opposition groups; U.S. aid to Iran in the 1960s; on the Shah's threat to purchase arms from the Soviet Union; effect of the White Revolution on Iranian politics and U.S.-Iranian relations