Envoy to the Middle World : adventures in diplomacy
1983, First Edition. New York : Harper & Row. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved; spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Notes; Author's presentation copy. Item #472342
ISBN: 0060390255
Series; A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book. Physical description; xxi, 457 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-443) and index. Foreword by Dean Rusk. Contents; The middle world, 1949 -- The State Department and the world scene, 1949-1951 -- Middle East defense, 1949-1951 -- Early days of the Arab Refugee problem -- Nehru's first visit to Washington -- British-American Middle East relations -- The Shah's first official visit to Washington -- Middle East chiefs to mission conference -- Invitation to Liaquat -- Encounter with Nehru -- Developing an American policy -- Our next friend, Liberia -- Introduction to apartheid -- Other African visits -- Into the lion's den -- Negotiations with the king of oil -- Tripartite declaration -- Beginnings of aid programs to the Middle East -- Meeting with the French Foreign Minister -- The end of an era in Tunisia and Libya -- The embattled Sultan -- Conference on North Africa -- Greek-Turkish entry to NATO -- South Asia evaluated -- Nehru revisited -- The Pushtunistan issue -- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company nationalized -- Syria and Lebanon in transition -- The Hashemite kingdom -- Britain and Egypt at the brink -- Talks with Mossadeq -- The middle world today: the changing world scene. Subjects; Diplomats. Biography. Memoir. United States. Foreign relations. 1945-1953. Developing countries. Underdeveloped areas. Middle East. Africa. South Asia. 20th century. Illustrated. Plates. Portraits. Cold War. Oil. Refugees. NATO.
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