A pocket guide to Iran (1943)
“A pocket guide to Iran” was a booklet published by U.S. War Department in 1943. It aimed to inform the U.S. military, who were present in Iran at the time, about the basics of the Iranian culture, history, and geography.
An ad for Pullman transportation company (1944)
The ad refers to “A pocket guide to Iran” published one year earlier.
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