Oral history interview with William W. Lehfeldt, 1988
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- Name
- Lehfeldt, William W. (William Wesley) (Interviewee)
- Burr, William (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with William W. Lehfeldt, 1988
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of William W. Lehfeldt, 1988
- Abstract
- Diplomatic/foreign service training and early experience; Economic Commercial Counselor to US Mission in Iran, 1969-1974; impressions of US ambassadors: Douglas MacArthur II, Joseph Farland, Richard Helms; impressions of Shah and Iranian officials; views on economic, social, political situation in Iran; US-Iran foreign policy, Nixon administration; oil production in Middle East, Persian Gulf: 1971 Tehran Agreement, 1972 St. Moritz Agreement; collective bargaining between US oil and Iran; 1973 oil crisis; US-Iran Joint Economic Commission; policy re: military purchases, Shah as peacekeeper; US banks' involvement and investment in Iran; impression of Pahlevi family; arms sales to Iran; morality of US businesses in Iran; departure from Iran in 1973, retirement from foreign service; work for General Electric in Iran, 1975; role of Chamber of Commerce in Iran; precursors to revolution, Shah's attempts to maintain control; anti-Americanism in Iran; Carter's foreign policy; Black Friday; Shah's deteriorating health; evaluation of causes of revolution, US behavior in Iran
- 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 Economic conditions 1945-1979; Iran Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Iran; Lehfeldt, William W. (William Wesley); United States. Department of State
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1988
- Note (Biographical)
- Diplomat
- Note
- Interviewed by William Burr on April 29, 1987 and February 9 and April 19, 1988
- Note (Provenance)
- William W. Lehfeldt, Gift 1988
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 14384672
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-yj9e-ay32
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.