296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note
Includes index.
Contents
Assignment to Tehran -- Preparations in Washington -- Arrival at Post -- Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi -- The diplomatic rounds -- The Iranian economy -- The Iranian Armed Forces -- Shi'a Islam -- SAVAK -- Merchants, oil, and scholars -- AWACS and OPEC -- State visits -- Political rumblings -- Home leave -- Martial law and massacre -- Feeding the crocodiles -- Military government -- Political maneuvers -- Washington Emissaries -- Thinking the unthinkable -- The Eliot Mission -- The Huyser Mission -- Confusion compounded -- Attack on the Embassy -- Aftermath and departure -- Postscript.
