Name
Miklos, Jack C (Interviewee)
Burr, William (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Jack C. Miklos, 1988
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Jack C. Miklos, 1988
Abstract
Early life in Moscow, Idaho; Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington; foreign service in Morocco, 1949; Iran, 1957-59: Plan Organization, 1959, economic and political situation, Central Intelligence Agency, World Bank aid, International Monetary Fund aid; graduate studies for political science and economics at Stanford, 1958-1960; Iran Director in Washington, 1969-1974; US military aid, Iranian-Ame rican relations, Nixon policy toward Iran, oil crisis of 1970s; Deputy Chief of Mission in Iran, 1974-78; discussion of AWAC aircraft; the role of SAVAK; Iran's involvement in Vietnam; American business in Iran; Iranian economy and Shah's attempts to control inflation; human rights in Iran, student demonstrations; Carter's diplomacy policies; escalating tension between Iran and United States in 1977-78; Iran's repression of riots; Shah's declining power and poor health; American embassy policy during 1977-78, William Casey and Richard Helms; evaluation of America's policy in Iran throughout the 1970s; fall of Shah; impressions of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Tom Wailes, Jamshid Amuzegar, John F. Kennedy, Ali Amini, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur II, Joe Sisco, Gary Sick, Richard Hallock, Jimmy Carter
Collection Name
Iranian-American relations project
Subjects
Diplomats--United States; Diplomacy; Economic assistance, American; Petroleum industry and trade; United States Foreign relations Iran; Iran Foreign relations United States; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Miklos, Jack C; United States. Department of State
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Diplomat
Note
Interviewed by William Burr on July 28 and 31, 1986 and June 21 and 30, 1988
Note (Provenance)
Jack C. Miklos, Gift 1988
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
14385379
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-9fh1-xa55
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.