▁emb ass y ▁was ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁domestic ▁politics ▁and ▁in ▁prom oting ▁particular ▁individuals ▁or ▁ag end as " ▁including ▁actions ▁by ▁" the ▁C IA ▁station ▁chief ▁in ▁Te h ran ". ▁ ▁Events ▁and ▁views ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁amb assador , ▁Hel ms ▁had ▁field ed ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Arab ▁oil ▁embargo ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁price ▁h ikes ▁following ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War . ▁Im medi ately , ▁Hel ms ▁made ▁requests ▁to ▁the ▁sh ah ▁regarding ▁fuel ing ▁fav ors ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁near ▁Band ar ▁Abb as . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁Shah , ▁flush ▁with ▁increased ▁oil ▁re venue , ▁had ▁placed ▁huge ▁orders ▁for ▁foreign ▁imports ▁and ▁American ▁military ▁hardware , ▁e . g ., ▁high ▁performance ▁war plan es . ▁Hel ms ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁" Foreign ▁business men ▁flo oded ▁Te h ran . ▁F ew ▁had ▁any ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁country ; ▁fewer ▁could ▁speak ▁a ▁word ▁of ▁Pers ian ." ▁T ens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁foreign ▁commercial ▁agents , ▁techn icians ▁and ▁exper ts , ▁took ▁up ▁temporary ▁residence . ▁" There ▁is ▁no ▁doubt ▁[ the ▁Shah ] ▁tried ▁to ▁go ▁too ▁fast . ▁Which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ports ' ▁con g estion ▁and ▁the ▁over he ating ▁of ▁the ▁economy ," ▁Hel ms ▁later ▁commented . Sh aw cross , ▁The ▁Shah ' s ▁Last ▁R