Name
Irwin, John N. (John Nichol) (Interviewee)
Burr, William (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with John N. Irwin II, 1988
Other Titles
Reminiscences of John N. Irwin II, 1988
Abstract
Early positions and duties at the Defense Dept., International Security Affairs (ISA); ISA role in Iran during Eisenhower and Nixon administrations; negotiations in Peru--nationalization of International Petroleum Corporation (IPC), 1969; impressions of Shah, Secretary of State John F. Dulles; foreign policy process: Eisenhower and Nixon administrations; relevance of a law background to work in gov ernment, Patterson, Belknap, and Webb; Middle-East petroleum negotiations, 1970-1972
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 Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Iran; Irwin, John N. (John Nichol); Shell International Petroleum Company; United States. Department of Defense
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Diplomat
Note
Interviewed by William Burr on April 23, 1987 and April 7, 1988
Note (Provenance)
John N. Irwin II, Gift 1988
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
14384356
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-db5e-td04
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.