Persian Oil Crisis A Serious Threat
The Age / The Age
30-Dec-2011 (3 comments)

Moves by the Persian government to seize the vast oil works of the Anglo Iranian Oil co., and its rejection of all overtures for working out an acceptable basis on which oil could be kept flowing, bring a situation fraught with possibilities. 

So much is at stake that the British Government, as predominent holder in the undertaking, could not submit to an act of gross expropriation. If the British were to be bundled out, a shaterring blow to British presige throughout Asia would be given.  

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Simorgh5555

50 years to the day: Mossadeq and Anglo Iran Oil

by Simorgh5555 on Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:11 AM PST

Its interesting to look at the archives and examine what negotiations took place between Mossadeq and the British Government. What terms and offers were made to Mossadeq to avoid escalating the crisis. 


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The Anglo Iranian Oil Company offer to Mosadeq

by Simorgh5555 on Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:34 PM PST

The Glasgow Herald:    //news.google.com/newspapers?id=vS01A AAAIBAJ&sjid=9qULAAAAIBAJ&pg=1117,4282389&dq=persians&hl=e n   Fair deal? How much asset did Iranians own in the Oil Company to begin with       

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Iran Crowds break British

by Simorgh5555 on Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:14 AM PST

Iran Crowds break British Signs as Parliament Okays Oil Seizure   ://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CHIvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3dwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6998,3774343&hl=en   50 years later....they raid the British embassy in Tehran 

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