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Pur-Shoja, Amir

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Recollections of childhood; memories of father’s service in the retinue of Reza Shah; early schooling; on joining the staff of the imperial court; recollections of the marriage of the Shah to Queen Farah; service in the personal staff of the Queen; service as personal valet of the Shah; on the Shah’s daily routines and personal habits; on the Shah’s mannerisms and mode of interaction with his staff; recollections of the Shah during the revolutionary period; reminiscences of the Shah’s life in exile; on the Shah’s illness and recollections of circumstances surrounding his death; an evaluation of the Shah’s personality and characteristics.

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Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood; recollections of Reza Shah, relations with mother and siblings; relations with Crown Prince Mohammad Reza; early education; relations between Reza Shah and Abdol-Hosein Teymurtash; on Sardar As`ad Bakhtiyari’s attempt on Reza Shah’s life; recollections of Mohammad Reza Shah’s marriage to Queen Fawziyeh and reasons for their divorce; on the Shah’s marriage to Queen Sorayya; recollections of Reza Shah’s exile to South Africa; travel from South Africa back to Iran; marriage in Cairo; on Prime Minister Mosaddeq and the events of 1953; role in the anti-Mosaddeq campaign; on General Zahedi, Hosein Ala, Manuchehr Eqbal and Amir Asadollah Alam; on foreign powers and the tribal and religious opposition to the Pahlavi state; on the Shah’s close advisors, Generals Karim Ayadi and Hosein Fardust; SAVAK from General Teymur Bakhtiyar to General Ne`matollah Nasiri; on the media and the left; recollections of the revolutionary upheavals; on the Shah’s illness; on the causes of the Revolution of 1978-79; recollections of meetings with Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller after the Revolution; on the Shah’s reaction to the Revolution; on Amir Abbas Hoveyda, Jamshid Amuzegar and Ja`far Sharif-Emami; Shapur Bakhtiyar’s premiership and General Huyser’s trip to Iran; on the Shah’s life in exile.

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Izadi, Ali

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

Personal background and history of employment at the court; on Reza Shah’s personal characteristics and leadership style; reminiscences of Crown Prince Mohammad Reza’s intercession with Reza Shah on behalf of Mohammad Mosaddeq; on Abdol-Hosein Teymurtash and Sardar As`ad Bakhtiyari’s conspiracy against Reza Shah; recollection of Reza Shah’s life in exile; Iran during the events of 1953; reminiscences of Princess Ashraf; structure of the imperial court during Mohammad Reza Shah’s reign.

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Bakhtiyar, Aqa Khan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood; life in the Bakhtiyari tribe; relations between the Bakhtiyaris, the central government and the oil interests in Khuzestan; on the events of 1963-64; on the Entezam brothers, Hosein Ala, Hasan Ali Mansur and Amir Abbas Hoveyda; on the Shah’s persona and his leadership style; on the economic and political conditions of the tribal populations of Iran; on the meeting between President Kennedy and General Teymur Bakhtiyar; reasons for General Bakhtiyar’s dismissal and his later activities outside Iran; on legislations in labor related issues; on the National Iranian Oil Company.

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Baheri, Mohammad

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood in Shiraz; changes in the educational system under Reza Shah; education at Tehran University; political climate in the university at the time; career at the Ministry of Justice; membership in the Tudeh Party; on the Iranian political elite; on the political culture of Iran; pro-German sympathies in Iran before WWII; on Reza Shah’s modernization policies; association with Amir Asadollah Alam; recollections of the leadership of the Tudeh Party; personal experiences with the Shah; recollections of the occupation of Iran during WWII; on the organizational procedures of the Tudeh Party in Shiraz; origin, history and program of the Rastakhiz Party; Amnesty International’s debates with Iranian government over the human rights issue; relations between the government and the religious establishment in the Pahlavi period; on the Ettela`at Newspaper’s article against Ayatollah Khomeini; reflections on Amir Asadollah Alam; recollection of a confrontation with Mozaffar Firuz.

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Atabai, Abol-Fath

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Recollections of childhood at the Qajar court; on Reza Shah’s
coup of 1921; characteristics of the last Qajar Crown Prince and his relations with Ahmad Shah; reminiscences of Reza Khan’s premiership; Reza Shah’s relations with his entourage; Ahmad Shah’s life in exile; recollections of Reza Shah’s trip to Lorestan; on building the Iranian railway system; Mohammad Reza Shah’s childhood and temperament; on the character of General Teymur Bakhtiyar; recollections of the young Shah’s wedding with Queen Fawziyeh, and reasons for their divorce; Shah’s marriage to Queen Sorayya; recollection of the events of 1953; Mosaddeq’s attitude towards the Shah; on the Shah’s decision to leave Iran in 1953; Shah’s stay in Iraq and Italy and subsequent return to Iran in 1953; relations between the Shah and other members of the Pahlavi family; on the Shah’s personal friends; on Generals Hosein Fardust, Karim Ayadi, Gholam Reza Azhari, Mohammad Khatami and Amir Hosein Rabi`i; on the Shah’s decision to avoid bloodshed in the months preceding the Revolution; Queen Farah’s role in the last months of the regime; memories of the last meeting with the Shah.

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Ardalan, Admiral Abol-Fath

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000

Family background; on Ardalan family and father Amanollah’s career during Reza Shah’s reign; joining the Imperial Iranian Navy (IIN); on the education of naval cadets; structure and personnel of the navy; history of the Iranian navy; Iranian navy during and after WWII; reasons for the rapid promotion of young officers in IIN; modernization of the IIN; on the purge of the top command in the 1970s; impact of the charges against Admiral Abbas Ramzi Ata’i on the navy; on the IIN fleet; strategic thinking in IIN; on the occupation of Abu Musa and Tunb islands; on the Dhofar war; relations between the Shah and the Iranian armed forces; on the causes of the Revolution; on why the navy did not disintegrate after the Revolution, and the role of Admirals Alavi and Madani in preserving the unity of the navy; assignment to establish an organization to promote electronic industries; background, structure and working of the Iran Electronic Industries; Electronic Industries as consultant to other government organizations; Shah’s views on the role of science in changing Iranian society; on Ali-Qoli Ardalan’s tenure at the Ministry of Court prior to the Revolution; on the Shah’s aversion to violence, and refusal to accept the advice of the military to quell the revolutionary uprisings; on Admiral Ahmad Madani’s political views; on the role of the IIN in the politics of the Persian Gulf.

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Afshar-Qasemlu, Amir Aslan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000

Childhood years and educational background; WWII years in Germany; employment in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the mission in the Netherlands; memories of Mohammad Mosaddeq and his aides; on the White Revolution and U.S.’s role in Iran’s Land Reform; as Ambassador to Austria, U.S. and West Germany; on the regime’s critics and the Confederation of Iranian Students in the U.S.; on the West’s attitude towards Iran’s economic development; as Grand Master of ceremonies of the Imperial Court; on General Azhari’s appointment as prime minister; on the Shah’s last public speech; Shah’s attitude towards General Ziaul-Haq of Pakistan; Zolfaqar Ali Bhutto’s message to the Shah; Shah’s intercession on Bhetto’s behalf; on the Shah’s last meeting with Iranian politians; on the Shah’s decision to leave Iran; on the Shah’s illness and state of mind; Queen Farah’s influence on the Shah; recollections of the Shah’s stay in Egypt, Morocco and Panama; Shah’s impressions of various world leaders; on oil and oil prices; on the Shah’s personal contacts with the Iranian public; recollections of the Crown Prince Reza’s stay in Morocco; on the Shah’s last days in Egypt; Shah’s personal traits; on the West’s role in Iran’s political upheavals.

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