Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969–1972

Editor:

Monica Belmonte

General Editor:

Edward C. Keefer

United States Government Printing Office
Washington

Office of the Historian
Bureau of Public Affairs

Table of Contents

• Press Release
• Summary
• Preface
• Sources
• Abbreviations and Terms
• List of Persons
• Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972
• Iran 1969 (Documents 1-43)
• Iran 1970 (Documents 44-108)
• Iran 1971 (Documents 109-156)
• Iran 1972 (Documents 157-243)
• Iraq 1969-1971 (Documents 244-294)
• Iraq 1972 (Documents 295-330)

Overview

This volume documents the foreign policy of the Nixon administration towards Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972, during a period when the United States viewed Iran as its staunchest friend in the Persian Gulf region and Iraq as a potentially dangerous opponent. Since Iran and Iraq were rivals, Washington’s increasingly close ties to Iran widened the gap with Baghdad.