Persian Relief Committee

The Persian Relief Committee, established in 1916, was the name of an American organization in Iran that was formed to help the people affected by World War I and its aftermath.^[1] The organization was established in Iran under the leadership of a missionary named John Lawrence Caldwell. A committee called the "American Persian Relief Commission" was formed in New York City,^[2] chaired by Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, president of the University of Chicago, to fund the organization and support those who worked for it. According to a report, amount of $2,271,570, as well as some grain for planting and trucks to transport food from India to Iran, has been donated by the Persian Relief Committee.^[3]

It is said that during World War I, the United States Department of State also forced the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide significant assistance to Iran.^[4][5]

See also

• Mary Wade Griscom
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush
• Deportation of the Iranian students at US airports
• Correspondence between Barack Obama and Ali Khamenei
• Negotiations leading to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
• United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action