Author: Arfa, Hassan, General [1895-1984]
Title: Under Five Shahs
Description: London, J. Murray, (1964). orig. cloth, 22x14cm. 22x14cm, ix,457,(14)pp.. 10pp photoplates, 4pp maps.. Minor rubbing. Small tear to dustwrapper. VG. ¶ Autobiography of an Iranian general & Pahlavi dynasty ambassador. ["... Arfa first met Reza Shah Pahlavi (ruled 1926 - 1941), who was then Minister of War, at the outset of the campaign against the Kurds in 1921. Reza Shah's forceful character left a deep impression on him, and Arfa remained a loyal supporter of the Pahlavis throughout his life....During the joint Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran in August 1941, the shah appointed Arfa chief of staff in charge of the defenses for Tehran....Arfa became involved in national politics during the 1940s and 1950s. As Chief of the General Staff from 1944 to 1946, he authorized the supply of weapons to the Shahsavan tribesmen who opposed the autonomous government of Azerbaijan....Arfa became a founding member of the secret committee of military officers, the Committee to Save the Fatherland, formed in 1952 with the objective of overthrowing Mossadegh...." -wikipedia].

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