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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Iran, and pertains to a visit to the United States by the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-014
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, detailing highlights from his official trip to Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and various countries in Africa. Materials include telegrams of progress reports from Bowles and Ambassadors of the specific countries, and focus on the policies of the country and its relationship with the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-007-p0073
1943 Tehran Conference in Iran. Seated on the portico of the Soviet Embassy, left-to-right in the foreground, are General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, and Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom. Unidentified uniformed officers stand in the background. Mrs. James C. Whittle sent the photograph to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated June 1, 1961. A handwritten inscription on the verso reads: "I thought the President might like to have this. I believe it was taken in Tehran or Iran. [signed] Mrs. James C. Whittle."