The Memoirs of Ardeshir Zahedi, Volume II Love, Marriage, Ambassadorship in The United Sates and the United Kingdom (1955-1966) [English]

The second volume of Ardeshir Zahedi s memoirs covers the years 1955 to 1966. During that period: his father passes away; he falls in love and marries the Shah's daughter, Shahnaz; he is appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom and learns the interactions of British civil and court politics; he is appointed ambassador to the United States where he becomes acquainted, among others, with President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon and the Kennedy brothers; and he experiences first hand the student opposition to the Shah in the United States.

He also describes his and Princess Shahnaz s involvement in the process of selecting a suitable wife for the Shah, who had recently separated from Queen Soraya, and who wanted to remarry and produce a male heir.


CONTENTS

Foreword to Volume Two

Introduction and Acknowledgements

Memories of the Visit to India, Pakistan, Turkey and the Soviet Union

Love and Marriage

Coup D tat in Baghdad

The Fabricated Story of the Ordubadi Coup D tat

Finding a Wife for the Shah

Mission in Washington

Mission in London

My Father s Death and Separation from Princess Shahnaz

The 1965 Attempt on the Shah

Anglo-Iranian Relations

Documents Relating to Volume II

Index