Oral history interview with Charles W. Naas, 1988
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- Name
- Naas, Charles W (Interviewee)
- Burr, William (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Charles W. Naas, 1988
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Charles W. Naas, 1988
- Abstract
- Director of Iranian Affairs, 1974-1978; Deputy Chief of Mission, 1978-1979; U.S.-Iran Joint Economic Commission; Arms sales to Iran: F-16's, AWAC's, weapons for oil barter; non-arms export agreement; oil price negotiations; role of Central Intelligence Agency in Iran; human rights in Iran; revolutionary activities; martial law in Iran; embassy reactions to crisis; revolution and aftermath; reflecti ons on U.S. policy with Iran; impressions of: Mehdi Bazargan, Jimmy Carter, the Ayatollah Khomeini, Henry Kissinger, the Shah Reza Pahlavi, William Sullivan
- Collection Name
- Iranian-American relations project
- Subjects
- Diplomats--United States; Diplomacy; Petroleum industry and trade; Military assistance; United States Foreign relations Iran; Iran Foreign relations United States; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Iran Economic conditions 1945-1979; Naas, Charles W; United States. Department of State; United States. Central Intelligence Agency
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1988
- Note (Biographical)
- Diplomat
- Note
- Interviewed by William Burr on May 13 and 31, July 26 and August 16, 1988
- Note (Provenance)
- Charles W. Naas, Gift 1988
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 14385527
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6jvc-hq48
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.