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Imam: Jesus Christ Would Have Reprimanded Carter, Rouhollah Moussavi Khomeini

Iran and the Hostage Crisis

This single page, legal sized, typed document is a transcription of a message from Imam Khomeini to Pope John Paul II in 1979. The message articulates the imperialism and anti-humanitarianism of the United States under the Carter administration. The Imam asks the Pope to condemn President Carter and argues that Jesus Christ would have done so.

The document is partially damaged.

United States Foreign Policy And Mesopotamian Oil 1923-1928, Robert Francaviglia

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis views the efforts of American oil interests to participate in the exploitation of Middle East oil resources in the 192Os as a point of departure in United States foreign policy. In its opposition to official involvement in the affairs of private business, the United States Government insisted that American oil companies negotiate directly with the British Government­ dominated companies which controlled the Near and Middle East. By placing the execution of its international oil policy under the control of private industry, the United States Government surrendered its capacity to conduct diplomacy with regard to a vital strategic resource. …

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

The Policy Of Containment And The Middle East, 1946-1958, Ahed George Samaan

Dissertations and Theses

The main objective of American foreign policy in the Middle East, during the post-War period of 1946-1958, was to safeguard the area against Soviet intrusions. This thesis attempts to examine the causes for the failure of the United States to achieve this objective. It concludes that this failure is the result of an alienation of the major national forces in the Middle East. The United States alienated the Arab world by openly and unreservedly supporting Zionist aims in Palestine. She alienated newly independent states by establishing close cooperation with Britain and France, their former colonial masters. She alienated revolutionary nationalists …

Ua94/5/6 Pocket Guide To Tunisia, U.S. Army

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

U.S. Army guide written for American soldiers during the North Africa campaign of World War II. This booklet was removed from Lucian Flora's scrapbook.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Beekman Winthrop, June 25, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Beekman Winthrop, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, concerning the movement of the ships the Montana and the North Carolina.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Fred W. Carpenter, June 16, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Fred Carpenter concerning a meeting between President Taft and the Turkish Ambassador.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Edward H. Ozmun, June 11, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Edward Ozmun concerning a package of Turkish cigarettes.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Mabel Boardman, May 13, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Mabel Boardman concerning a donation from the Christian Herald to the American National Red Cross.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Jacob Sloat Fassett, April 22, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Jacob Sloat Fassett concerning the appointment of Arthur E. Valois to an international position.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Lewis Einstein, April 21, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Lewis Einstein concerning the acquisition of Turkish cigarettes.