Name
Twitchell, Hamilton A. (Hamilton Austin), 1911-1996 (Interviewee)
Burr, William (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Hamilton A. Twitchell, 1988
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Hamilton A. Twitchell, 1988
Abstract
Personal history; career summary prior to posting in Iran; first experience in Iran, 1962: impressions of country, people, Shah; role and description of United States Army Advisory Group in Iran: relations with Iranians and State, Defense Departments; relations with diplomatic personnel in Iran; U.S. and Iranian security concerns in region; long range plans of Shah for military expansion, role of m ilitary in Iranian society; changing Iranian domestic situation during 1960s; impressions of counterparts in Iranian military; sale of arms and equipment to Iranian military, training and maintenance concerns; internal opposition to regime; personal impressions of contemporary Iranian politics
Collection Name
Iranian-American relations project
Subjects
Soldiers--United States; Iran Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Iran; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Iran Economic conditions 1945-1979; Twitchell, Hamilton A. (Hamilton Austin), 1911-1996; United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of State; United States. Military Mission to Iran
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Army officer
Note
Interviewed by William Burr on April 1 and June 3, 1988
Note (Provenance)
Hamilton A. Twitchell, Gift 1988
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
14387104
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-zswv-he51
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.