Oral history interview with M. Gordon Tiger, 1985
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- Name
- Tiger, M. Gordon (Interviewee)
- Burr, William (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with M. Gordon Tiger, 1985
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of M. Gordon Tiger, 1985
- Abstract
- Recollections of early experiences with Iran in the 1950s; on the working of the U.S. Embassy in Iran in the 1950s and early 1960s; Iranian economy in the 1950s; impact of the events of 1953 on U.S.-Iranian relations; on the Point Four Program in Iran; CIA's assessment of the opposition to the Shah in the 1960s; relations between Iran and Israel in the 1950s; U.S.-Iranian relations in the 1950s; on Secretary McNamara's position on arms sales to Iran; on Ambassadors Wailes and Holmes; Robert Kennedy's meeting with student dissidents and its effect on U.S.-Iranian relations; U.S. policy towards Iran in the 1960s; U.S. contacts with Iranian opposition groups; U.S. aid to Iran in the 1960s; on the Shah's threat to purchase arms from the Soviet Union; effect of the White Revolution on Iranian politics and U.S.-Iranian relations
- Collection Name
- Iranian-American relations project
- Subjects
- Diplomats--United States; Diplomacy; Military assistance; United States Foreign relations Iran; Iran Foreign relations United States; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Iran Economic conditions 1945-1979; Tiger, M. Gordon; United States. Department of State
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1985
- Note (Biographical)
- U.S. Embassy Economic Officer, 1960-62; Director of Iran Desk at the U.S. Department of State, 1962-65
- Note
- Interviewed by William Burr on March 20 and April 10, 1985
- Note (Provenance)
- M. Gordon Tiger, Gift 1985
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 14387070
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-zb5k-1b59
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.