- 12 - highly involved in its operation. His father was Diesel Power's managing director until the mid-1960's, and the commercial license of Diesel Power at one time was issued in his name. Such license may only be issued to a resident of Iran. Sometime between 1958 and 1961, petitioner moved his family to nearby Beirut, Lebanon. While in Teheran and Beirut, petitioner worked on Diesel Power matters using either the Caspian Iran or CTC name. Petitioner also maintained an office in Columbus, Ohio, during these years with at least one employee. Regular communications from Diesel Power were received and passed on to various American manufacturers via the Columbus, Ohio, office; that office also expedited shipment and collected commissions earned. Petitioner returned to the United States in 1961. B. Ownership of Diesel Power Farshid Khalatbari (Mr. Khalatbari) joined Diesel Power in the mid-1960's and replaced petitioner's father as the managing director. Mr. Khalatbari married Diana Zand, petitioner's sister, who was then referred to as Diana Khalatbari. In 1971 a dispute arose between petitioner and Mr. Khalatbari; consequently, Mr. Khalatbari left Diesel Power for about 10 days. He agreed to return upon assurances from petitioner that he would become a part owner of Diesel Power. It was not until November 1974, that Diesel Power, which formerly had been a limitedPage: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Next
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