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.