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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Iran. Materials pertain to a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to the United States Hossein Ghods-Nakhai, military assistance to Iran, and the political situation in Iran. Also included in this folder are telegrams from United States Ambassador to Iran Julius C. Holmes regarding his conversations with the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Of note is a paper by senior staff member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer titled, “Our Policy in Iran.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Iran. Materials consist of correspondence between President Kennedy and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a letter of recall for Iranian Ambassador to the United States Ardeshir Zahedi, and a letter of credence for new Iranian Ambassador Hossein Ghods-Nakhai. Of note is an informal report on Iran by C.D. Jackson sent to the President by John L. Steele of Time-Life News Service.