Reminiscences of Robert W. Komer: oral history, 1987-

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Reminiscences of Robert W. Komer: oral history, 1987-

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Education: Harvard '42; army service World War II; Harvard MBA; Central Intelligence Agency experience; National Security Council, Middle East foreign policy specialist, Kennedy administration; Iran task force concerns: Shah's leadership, social, political instability, danger of neutrality, military aid, White Revolution, Soviet threat; Kennedy policy on Iran: support of Shah as stabilizing anti-communist force, pressure for reform, modernization; personal contact with Kennedy; relationship with Lyndon Johnson; Iran trip with Lyndon Johnson; impressions of Shah; U.S. oil interests in Iran, Arab states; military assistance and anti-Soviet alliance; economic aid as instrument of influence; appointment of Ali Amini; CIA role in Iran; interaction with SAVAK; impressions of State Department role in Iran.

Transcript: 45 leaves.Tape: 2 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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