Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Ellis W. Williamson, 1988
Creator: | Williamson, Ellis W. 1918-2007 | Project: | Iranian-American relations project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteMilitary advisor
Scope and ContentsPersonal and family background; education; pre-Iran military experiences; duties and authority while in Iran; military assistance and development; state of Iranian infrastructure during 1960s and 1970s; the White Revolution; Iranian military capability and buildup; relationship with Shah; relationship with United States ambassadors to iran; impressions of U.S. State Department; impressions of United States Department of Defense; working relationship with Iranian military; supply of weapons to Iran and United States advisory presence; training of Iranian military; Iranian regional relations; visit of Nixon and Kissinger to Iran in May 1972 activities in Iran of United States private defense industries; growth of Iranian-American relations; popular support for Shah; Iranian internal security; working relationship between United States military and diplomatic presence in Iran
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Oral History of Iran Archives, 1989
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