National Security Council on Iran
Declassified NSC Documents 1950’s-1970’s
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This archive collects declassified National Security Council documents on Iran. The transcribed documents are supplemented with in-depth analysis, footnotes, annotations and other background information, with regular updates to follow.
• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1978
• U.S. State Department | IRAN 1951-1980
• U.S. Congress on Iran | Archive (1951-1981)
• British Foreign Office documents on Iran
NSC Documents
1952
Statement of Policy on the Present Situation in Iran | November 20, 1952
1953
Loy Henderson’s Notes on Remarks To NSC Planning Board | June 25, 1953
Immediate Prospects In Iran | August 27, 1953
The Situation In Iran | December 28, 1953
The Situation In Iran | December 30, 1953
1954
The Situation In Iran | January 21, 1954
Status of Iranian Oil Negotiations | May 25, 1954
Impending Political Crisis In Iran | June 15, 1954
1950’s
Situation In Iran | January 13, 1955
Showdown Between Shah and Iranian Prime Minister Eqbal May Be Near | July 16, 1957
Iranian Political Stability Threatened by Shah’s Determination to Rule Supreme | August 6, 1957
Operations Coordinating Board Report on Iran (NSC 5703/1) | October 8, 1958
1960’s
Stability of Shah’s Regime Questioned | April 5, 1960
Saving Amini | Komer To JFK: “Lay Down the Law” In Iran | July 18, 1962
Our Policy In Iran | October 20, 1962
1970’s
Background Reading for Iran Visit | May 17, 1972
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The Shah of Iran’s Meeting With Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. | July 27, 1966
Campaign To Install Pro-Western Government In Iran | CIA report, 1954
In Letter To Eisenhower, Shah Demands More U.S. Aid To Preserve World Peace (1956)
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