Supporting Iranian Studies Abroad

Correspondence from Iran's ambassador to the U.N., Fereydoun Hoveyda, to the Prime Minister of Iran, Amir Abbas Hoveyda, in 1972 sharing a report by Dr. Ehsan Yarshater on the need for supporting education on Iran in academic institutions abroad. As a professor of Iranian studies, Dr. Yarshater was seeking financial support from the Iranian government to facilitate the expansion of Iranian studies in American universities, including at Columbia.