Oral history interview with John N. Irwin II, 1988

Biographical Note

Diplomat

Scope and Contents

Early positions and duties at the Defense Dept., International Security Affairs (ISA); ISA role in Iran during Eisenhower and Nixon administrations; negotiations in Peru--nationalization of International Petroleum Corporation (IPC), 1969; impressions of Shah, Secretary of State John F. Dulles; foreign policy process: Eisenhower and Nixon administrations; relevance of a law background to work in government, Patterson, Belknap, and Webb; Middle-East petroleum negotiations, 1970-1972

Subjects

• Burr, William, interviewer.
• Diplomats--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Iran--Foreign relations--United States.
• Iran--History--Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979.
• Iran--Politics and government--1941-1979.
• Irwin, John N.--(John Nichol)--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Petroleum industry and trade.
• Shell International Petroleum Company.
• United States--Foreign relations--Iran.
• United States. Department of Defense.

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Oral History of Iran Archives, 1988