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Nasr-Esfahani, Asadollah

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:25 +0000

Family and educational history; as Governor of Kerman; on the office of the Governor and its relations with the people; on centralization of power and extent of regional administrative autonomy; as Governor of Fars; relations between the Governor’s office and the religious and tribal establishments; on the Shiraz Art Festival; on the Ministry of Interior during the Amuzegar premiership; on decision-making in the cabinet; Cinema Rex incident and Amuzegar’s resignation; on the choice of General Naser Moqaddam to head SAVAK; Shah’s views on Generals Hosein Fardust and Abbas Qarabaghi; on the premiership of Shapur Bakhtiyar; Shah’s stay at Cornell University Hospital in New York; on the Imperial Commission.

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Jalinus, Mesbah

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:15 +0000

Childhood and educational background; origins and history of Iran’s electricity networks; development of a national electricity network; linkages between Iran’s electricity network and other sectors of the economy; balance sheet of Iran’s electricity networking; planning for increase in electricity production and distribution; problems of bureaucratic reform in Iran; recollections of Amir Abbas Hoveyda and Mansur Rowhani; on influence peddling in acquisition of government contracts; on the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), its structure and mode of operation; reminiscences of Manuchehr Eqbal and his leadership style at NIOC; on the Imperial Commission and its investigation of government agencies.

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