AHJ_ah09026 Inventory of the Parker T. Hart papers, 1965-1986 Hart (Parker T.) papers Processed by Ronda Frazier The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2006

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort March 2006 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Hart, Parker T., 1910-1997 Parker T. Hart papers 1965-1986 1971-1986 09026 8.60 cubic ft. (19 document boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Consultant, author, and former ambassador’s correspondence, reports, speeches and subject files about business possibilities in, and the political climate of, the Middle East for work with the Bechtel Corporation, RCA and U.S. Steel. Biography of Parker T. Hart

A Foreign Service officer for 31 years, U.S. Ambassador Parker Thompson Hart was an expert on foreign policy in the Middle East. He was born September 28, 1910, in Medford, Massachusetts to William Parker and Ella Louisa (Thompson) Hart. Hart attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1933, earned his master’s degree in diplomatic history from Harvard in 1935, and a year later received a diploma from L’Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva, Switzerland. Later in life, Hart studied at Georgetown University’s Foreign Service school and, in addition, completed a one-year course of study at the National War College in 1952.

In 1949, Hart married Jane Constance Smiley, granddaughter of Elmer Smiley, fourth president of the University of Wyoming. They had two daughters.

He began his diplomatic career in 1938 serving as vice consul in Austria then in Brazil. In 1944, he went to the Middle East and opened the first U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia at Dhahran, site of newly discovered oil fields. In 1947 he worked for the State Department then returned to Dhahran as consul general in 1949. In 1952, he became the State Department’s Middle East director then moved quickly up the career ladder to deputy assistant secretary for the Middle East, ambassador to Saudi Arabia and then ambassador to Turkey from 1965 to 1968.

Next, Hart served as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and as director of the Foreign Service Institute. He retired from foreign service and became president of the Middle East Institute, a private foundation in Washington D.C., from 1969 until 1972. Then, for the next 18 years, he worked as a consultant and special representative for the Middle East and North Africa for the giant Bechtel Corporation.

Hart also did private consulting work for other large corporations such as RCA, General Motors and U.S. Steel, and published two books on the Middle East: Two NATO Allies at the Threshold of War: Cyprus, A Firsthand Account of Crisis Management, 1965-1968 (Durham: Duke University Press, 1990) and Saudi Arabia and the United States: Birth of a Security Partnership (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998).

Parker T. Hart died on October 15, 1997, at the age of 87.

 Scope and Content

The Parker T. Hart papers, 1965-1986, contain correspondence, reports, speeches, copies of papers presented, and subject files about development of business possibilities in, and the political climate of, the Middle East for his consulting work with the Bechtel Corporation, as well as RCA, U.S. Steel, and IBM. There is a small amount of correspondence related to the Arab boycott of Egypt. Hart’s consultation services concerning General Motors’ Saudi Arabian petition to the Saudi government for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with its vehicle assembly program are documented, and there is background information on Prince Talal, son of the founding King of Saudi Arabia, which Hart provided to the Santa Fe International Corporation.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

Three other archival collections created by Parker T. Hart are known to exist at other institutions as of the date of processing. Collections of Hart’s ambassadorial papers are available at:

Georgetown University, Lavinger Library, Special Collections Division. 37th and N Streets, N.W., Washington, DC, 20057 University of Virginia Alderman Library, Special Collections Department. P.O. Box 400113, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-4113 Additional papers of Hart are available at Dartmouth University. Acquisition Information

Parker T. Hart donated his papers to the American Heritage Center in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Ronda Frazier in March 2003.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Parker T. Hart papers, 1965-1986, Collection Number 09026, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Bechtel Corporation. Radio Corporation of America. United States Steel Corporation. Industrial development projects--Middle East. Industrial development projects--Egypt. Industrial development projects--Sudan. Industrial development projects--Saudi Arabia. Industrial development projects--Turkey. Pipelines--Middle East. Pipelines--Egypt. Middle East. Consultants. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Politics, Government, and Law International Relations Energy Production Container List Series I. Personal Papers 1 1 Correspondence 1974-1980 1 2 Harvard Graduate Society for Advanced Study and Research 1973, 1981-1983 1 3 Media Appearance: Nightline September 1980 1 4 Princeton University Advisory Council 1976-1980 Series II. Bechtel Corporation 1 5 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1973-1977 1 6 Activities in the Middle East March 1980 Afghanistan: 1 7 General 1973-1975 1 8 Konar Project 1975 1 9 Africa 1973-1980 Algeria: 1 10 Arzew LNG II Project 1973, 1977 1 11 General 1971-1980 1 12 American Arab Chamber of Commerce 1973-1974 1 13 American Security Bank: International Advisory Committee 1980-1981 1 14 Arab Boycott 1975-1977 2 1 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) 1981, 1986 2 2 Bahrain 1973-1981 2 3 Bangladesh 1980 2 4 Brazil: Oil Shale Development 1981 Burundi: 2 5 Moso Sugar Project 1983 2 6 Ruzzi II and Rwegura Hydroelectric Projects 1983 2 7 China 1973 2 8-11 Chronological Files 1976-1980

(mainly correspondence)

 3 1-4 Chronological Files 1981-1984 3 5 Commerce Action Group for the Near East Directory (CAGNE) 1975, 1979 3 6 Conferences and Speaking Engagements 1973-1974 4 1 Conferences and Speaking Engagements 1975-1983 4 2 Consulting Agreement 1975-1976 4 3 Contributions (Financial) 1977-1978 Correspondence: 4 4 Bechtel, Steve (Sr.) 1973-1982 4 5-7 General 1972-1978 5 1-2 General 1979-1983 5 3-4 Recruiting 1974-1979 Egypt: 5 5 Abu-Tartur Phosphorite Deposit 1975 5 6 ASWAN II Power Project 1980 5 7-8 General 1971-1974 6 1-2 General 1975-1985 6 3 Ghorbal, Ashraf (Ambassador) 1974-1980 6 4 Gryphus International 1983 6 5 Mostafa, Niazi I. 1973 6 6 Qattara Depression Power Project 1975 6 7 Suez II: Shoubra Power Station 1976-1978, 1986 6 8-9 SUMED Pipeline Project 1973-1977 7 1 U.S. Business Council 1976-1979 7 2 England 1973-1981 7 3 Europe (General) 1975 7 4 Executive Committee Presentation: Background Considerations on Middle East 1979 7 5 Fairfield-Maxwell, Ltd. 1973 7 6 France 1973 7 7 Germany 1973 7 8-9 Harvard University: Center for Middle Eastern Studies 1973-1976 Iran: 7 10 Abbasabad Development Project, Tehran 1973 7 11 General 1972-1976 8 1 Sar-Cheshmeh Copper Project 1972 8 2 Iran-Gulf Pipeline March 1986 8 3 Iran-Turkey Pipeline 1974, 1982-1986 8 4 Iraq 1973-1986 8 5 Iraq-Iran Conflict 1982-1986 8 6 Iraq-Jordan Pipeline 1983-1986

(Al-Hadithah-Aqaba Pipeline Project)

 8 7 Iraq-Turkey Joint Oil Pipeline Project 1982-1986 8 8 Iraqi Pipeline Across Saudi Arabia (IPSA) 1984-1985 8 9 Ireland 1973 8 10 Japan 1973-1975 Jordan: 8 11 General 1973-1980 8 12 King Hussein’s Visit to U.S. April 1977 8 13 Khan, F. Masood November 19, 1978 8 14 Kuwait 1972-1978, 1982 8 15 Latin America 1973-1976 Lebanon: 8 16 General 1973-1983 9 1 Reconstruction Planning 1977 9 2 Libya 1973-1978 Middle East: 9 3 Crisis Updates 1979-1980 9 4 General 1974-1983 9 5 Industrial Port Facility (Possible Location of) 1981 9 6 The Middle East as the Reagan Administration Faces It 1981 9 7 Situation Reports 1979-1982 9 8 Morocco 1975 9 9 Olayan, Suliman S.: Olayan Group 1975 9 10 Oman 1973-1980 10 1 Pakistan 1974-1983 10 2 Princeton University 1975-1981 Qatar: 10 3 General 1973-1981 10 4 North Field Gas Reserves 1983-1985 10 5 Report on Kuwait and Bahrain as Possible Alternatives to Beirut for Regional Offices July 1975 10 6 Reports 1975-1986 10 7 Russia 1973-1974 Saudi Arabia: 10 8 Action Programs 1972-1973 10 9 Akhdar, Farouk (Dr.) 1977 10 10 Five Year Development Plan 1973-1976, 1986 10 11-12 General 1973 11 1-7 General 1974-1982 12 1 Hercules/Petromin Project 1973-1974 12 2 Jubail Industrial Complex Project 1973-1979 12 3 Junior and Community Colleges Project 1975 12 4 Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation Between the Governments of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia on the Establishment of the Saudi Arabian National Center for Science and Technology June 30, 1975 12 5 Rouchdy, Cecile I. 1975-1976 12 6 Saudi Arabian Refinery Project 1973 12 7 A Selected List of Projects Awarded in Saudi Arabia in 1977 and 1978 1978 12 8 Shayhh Ahmed Zaki Yamani 1973 12 9 Tamwin, Inc. 1975 12 10 Vulcan Materials Co. 1978 12 11 Water Desalination and Power Expansion Projects 1974-1975 12 12-13 Saudi Arabian Eastern Industrial Complex (SAEIC) 1973 13 1 Saudi Arabian Eastern Industrial Complex (SAEIC) 1974-1975 13 2 Saudi Arabian Western Industrial Complex 1974 13 3 Shaikh Hamad bin Muhammad al-Sharqi: Ruler of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates June 1975 13 4 Shell Oil Company 1978

(Egyptian Oil Industry Study)

 Sudan: 13 5-6 General 1973-1978 13 7 Jonglei Development Project 1974-1976 13 8 U.S. Business Council 1978 13 9 Synthetic Fuels Presentation August 1979 Syria: 13 10 Gas Treatment and Transmission Project 1982 14 1 General 1973-1983 14 2 600-Bed Hospital and Research Center Project 1982 14 3 Tax Policies for Overseas Employees 1980 Travel: 14 4 Bahrain, Kuwait, Turkey and Lebanon June-July 1975 14 5 Bechtel, Steve Jr.’s Mideast Trip June-July 1974 14 6 Egypt 1973-1974 14 7 Egypt and Saudi Arabia November 1974 14 8 Egypt and Saudi Arabia February 1975 14 9 Itineraries 1973-1975 14 10 Middle East Trip February 1973 14 11 Oman, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan and Syria April 1980 15 1 Saudi Arabia April 1973 15 2 Sudan 1978 15 3-4 Turkey July 1973 Turkey: 15 5 Antalya Airport Project 1973 15 6 Atatürk Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Projects 1982-1983 15 7 Bosporus Bridges 1983-1985 15 8 Bosporus Rail Tunnel Crossing Project 1980 16 1 Çukurova Regional Development Program 1965, 1970 16 2 Dams 1973-1986 16 3 Economy 1979-1986 16 4 Elbistan Thermal power Plant Project 1973-1975 16 5 Feasibility Report, Stage I Projects: Büyük Menderes River Basin August 1969 16 6 F.Y. 1986 Economic and Social Data March 1985 16 7-9 General 1973-1974 17 1-4 General 1975-1983 17 5 International Trade 1982-1984 17 6 Istanbul Metro Project 1973-1984 17 7 Pollution/Lignite Plant 1973 17 8 Soviet Pipeline 1982-1985 17 9 Transportation Projects 1983-1985 17 10 Turkey: The Undervalued Ally by P.T. Hart, Christian Science Monitor October 26, 1983 17 11 United Arab Emirates 1973-1981 17 12 U.S. Government Offices 1972-1975 17 13 U.S. Position in the Muslim World 1984 17 14 Yemen 1973-1983 Series III. Other Consulting Projects 17 15 General Motors Corporation 1977 17 16 IBM 1979-1980 RCA: Arab Boycott: 17 17 Egypt 1977-1979 18 1 Sarnoff, General David 1977 18 2 U.S. Anti-Boycott Legislation 1975-1979 18 3 Company Officials and Personnel 1977-1978 18 4 Consulting Agreement 1977-1980 18 5 Correspondence 1980-1982 18 6-7 Egypt and Middle East Trip 1977 18 8 Egypt and Middle East Trip 1978 18 9 Egypt and Middle East Trip 1980 18 10 Saudi Arabia 1977-1978 19 1 Sudan 1977-1979 19 2 Syria 1977-1980 19 3 Santa Fe International Corp. 1977 U.S. Steel: 19 4 Consulting Agreement 1975-1976 19 5 Correspondence 1976-1977 19 6 Monthly Expense Statements February-July 1976 19 7 Ocean Mining Associates undated 19 8 Presentation Materials 1976 19 9 Saudi Arabia Briefing Volume April 1976 19 10-11 Saudi Arabia Trip 1976