National Affairs: Informal Visit

Five years ago His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, the Shah of Iran, made a state visit to the U.S.

Despite the cocoon of protocol that enveloped him, the Shah liked the country, took some pleasant impressions back to Teheran. Last week, after some turbulent times in Iran, the Shah was back again. He had two purposes in mind: 1) to relax and show his beautiful Queen Soraya the wonders of the U.S., and 2) to get U.S. medical opinion on why they have no children after four years of marriage.

The problem of parenthood...

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