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]