'Khidman-i man dar maqām-i rīyāsat-i sitād-i buzurg-i artishtārān.' / 'خدمت من در مقام ریاست ستاد بزرگ ارتشتاران' [transl. 'My Service as the Chief of the General Staff of the Army']

Personal recollections by General Fereydoun Djam about his service as the Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Iranian Army, 1969-1971. Covers the 1969 Shatt al-Arab/Arvand Rud crisis; an account of General Mohammad Amir Khatami; Djam's refusal to take up the position of Ambassador to Australi...

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Order number: PP MS 95, Box 2
Date(s) of creation: post 1971
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Order number: PP MS 95, Box 2
Summary: Personal recollections by General Fereydoun Djam about his service as the Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Iranian Army, 1969-1971. Covers the 1969 Shatt al-Arab/Arvand Rud crisis; an account of General Mohammad Amir Khatami; Djam's refusal to take up the position of Ambassador to Australia; his relationship with prominent courtier Asadollah Alam, Shapour Bakhtiar, and other prominent political figures in late Pahlavi Iran. Undated.
Extent: 13 pieces
Access status: Open
Language: Persian
Format: Archive