Studying the Performance of Sheridan, the American Consultant in the Ministry of Food of Iran (1942-1943)

One of the primary consequences of Iran's occupation by the Allies in World War II was the shortage and high cost of public food. In order to prepare and distribute the food needed by the people, the government established an independent Ministry of Food and hired the American Sheridan as an adviser to the Ministry of Food. The aim of the current research is to investigate Sheridan's performance in the Ministry of Food and wants to answer the question of what measures Sheridan took during his stay in Iran to prepare and distribute food and how his performance in this field is evaluated. The findings of the research, which was carried out with a descriptive-analytical method and based on library and documentary sources, show that Sheridan did not have a successful performance in the Ministry of Food, so that this ministry was dissolved very quickly and its duties were transferred to the Ministry of Finance. Sheridan left Iran before the end of his three-year employment contract without solving the public food problem. Of course, it should be noted that the critical conditions of 1321 were caused by severe famine and drought, the flaming of war on most fronts, the intervention and disruption of allied forces and internal profiteers, and political differences between the Qavam government, the court and the 13th parliament had an effect on Sheridan's poor performance.