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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-PTH-01
Interviewee(s)
Hart, Parker T. (Parker Thompson), 1910-1997
Biographical Note
(1910 - 1997) U.S. Foreign Service (1938–1949); U.S. Consul General, Saudi Arabia (1949–1951), Syria (1958); Director, Office of Near East Affairs (1952–1955); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1958–1960); U.S. Ambassador, North Yemen (1961–1962), Kuwait (1962–1963), Saudi Arabia (1961–1965), Turkey (1965–1968); Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1968–1969)
Interviewer(s)
Dennis J. O'Brien
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Hart discusses his tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia including King Saud’s visits to the United States for medical treatment beginning in 1961; the issue of the Dhahran Airfield and the American military’s use of it; the creation of the Saudi cabinet and political leadership and the transition to Faisal [Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia] in power; the revolution in Yemen and the problems and tensions it caused within Saudi Arabia and between Saudi leaders and other governments; the debate over U.S. recognition of the new Yemen Republic; various meetings of Near East State Department staff from 1961 through 1963; communication between President John F. Kennedy and Faisal; oil matters in the Near East and different oil companies and related groups; Soviet interest in Middle East oil and in Saudi Arabia; and the work of American advisers in Saudi Arabia, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
15 April 1969
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Parker T. Hart, recorded interview by Dennis J. O'Brien, April 15, 1969, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Accession Number
OH 1981-007
Transcript
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