Embassy of Iran in Turkey Document 1965 Ambassador Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Persian Diplomatic Document – Iran–Turkey Friendship Association, Signed by Ambassador Khusraw Khusrawani (1965)

Description:
An original Persian-language diplomatic document, dated 1965, issued by the Embassy of Imperial Iran in Turkey. The document concerns the activities of the Iran–Turkey Friendship Association, an organization founded in 1956 by government officials, foreign ministry representatives, academics, merchants, and their spouses to promote cultural and educational exchange between Iran and Turkey.

The text records that following the return of the Iranian Minister of Interior from an official visit to Turkey, the Council of Ministers discussed and approved the association’s request for financial aid, allocating 120,000 rials in support.

At the conclusion of the document appears the signature and name of Doctor Khusraw Khusrawani (خسرو خسروانی), Ambassador of Iran, who during the Pahlavi period held several major diplomatic posts, including ambassadorships in Germany, Egypt, and the United States. His role underscores the document’s importance as a piece of Iranian diplomatic history.

Key Features:

• Date: 1965

• Language: Persian

• Origin: Embassy of Imperial Iran in Turkey

• Subject: Allocation of 120,000 rials to the Iran–Turkey Friendship Association

• Signatory: Dr. Khusraw Khusrawani, Ambassador of Iran

• Context: Issued during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

• Historical Significance: Highlights Iran–Turkey cultural diplomacy in the 1960s; a valuable artifact for collectors of Pahlavi-era diplomatic and political history.