Officers Training College (OTC) Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Pahlavi, Prince Gholam Reza

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Recollections of childhood and upbringing; on family relations and characteristics of the Pahlavis; memories of Reza Shah; recollections of education at the Officers Training College; memories of life in exile with Reza Shah in South Africa; on planning for sports education in Iran; performance of Iranian teams in various sports; on his activities in agricultural development.

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Ma’sumi-Na’ini, General Abdol-Majid

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:53 +0000

Family and educational background; recollections of the Officers’ Training College; recollections of the military campaigns against the Bakhtiyari tribes in Esfahan; recollections of Generals Teymur Bakhtiyar, Hosein Azmudeh and Abdollah Hedayat; on corruption in the armed forces; relations between the armed forces and the Pan-Iranist Party; on the idea of creating a “national resistance movement” against possible future foreign occupation; on the dismissal of General Abdollah Hedayat and other generals in the 1960s; on the battle of Semirom; on judicial structure and process in the military; on the trial of the Tudeh officers; on the events of 1953; on Generals Fazlollah Zahedi, Hasan Arfa` and Haji Ali Razmara; trial of separatist elements in Azarbayjan; on SAVAK and military intelligence; on General Kiya; serving as military attache in Baghdad; serving with CENTO; structure of the armed forces; arms procurement; on Generals Mohammad Khatami and Hasan Tufaniyan; armed forces in the months before the Revolution; on the Bakhtiyar government; on the armed forces’ declaration of neutrality in February 1979; armed forces in the months after the Revolution.

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Hashemi-Nejad, General Mohsen

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

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Dehqani-Tafti, Osqof Hasan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Recollection of childhood; reminiscences of missionary activity in Iran; social impact of missionary activity; ulama’s reaction to missionary work; converting to Christianity; recollections of life at the Officers Training College; initiation into the priesthood; activities of the Anglican Church in Iran; relations between the Church and the Iranian government; recollections of revolutionary events in Iran; impact of the Revolution on the activities of the Church in Iran; recollections of revolutionary activism in Iran; personal experiences with the Revolution; on the state of Christian-Muslim dialogue; issue of religious minorities and their rights; on Ali Shari`ati.

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