Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Persia, the International Environment, and the German Economic Approach Chapter 2: German Foreign Policy Towards Persia Chapter 3: German Foreign and Economic Relations in Persia: Their Evolution and the Role of the National Bank Chapter 4: Challenges for German Foreign Policy towards Persia and the National Bank Chapter 5: The National Bank Controversy and the End of the Taimurtash Era Chapter 6: The Lindenblatt Affair and the National Bank Chapter 7: Germany’s Political Relations Advance Economic Influence in Persia Chapter 8: Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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By World War II, Reza Shah's Iran and Hitler's Germany had developed close commercial ties. But this was a relationship that came to an abrupt end with the Allied invasion of Iran in 1941.

About the Author

Rashid Khatib-Shahidi holds a DPhil in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford.

Reviews

'Dr Khatib-Shahidi has written a most percipient history of the surprising role the National Bank of Persia played in German-Iranian relations before World War II. He has based his study on an exhaustive trawl through German archives including that of the Ministry of Finance and of the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin. From the many dispatches and reports the reader gains a clear insight into the machinations of the German directors of the Bank in their attempts to further their political and economic goals. This is a most valuable addition to the history of Iran's foreign relations and of German policy and to the economic history of the Middle East in general.' Derek Hopwood, University of Oxford 'This is an excellent and long overdue study of an important but hitherto neglected subject. Based on a thorough examination of German archives, some only recently available, the book sheds much light on the relations between Germany under Adolf Hitler and Reza Shah's Iran. Its account of the National Bank of Persia is highly original but it also contains a wealth of information about the broader political and economic history of interwar Iran, much of which will be new to an English-speaking readership. The book is well written and it will become essential reading for specialists on the period as well as being of interest to a wider general audience.' Stephanie Cronin, University of Oxford