MOT 1951: MAP: Map of Iran w/ Teheran & Abadan (world's largest oil refinery) highlighted / Oil wells marked / HA WS Oil refinery w/ train moving on tracks FG / XWS Refinery w/ storage tanks FG / WS Refinery smoke stacks black smoke /...

LONDON ENGLAND: EXT Anglo-Iranian Oil Company LTD (IOAC) bulding / Britannic House sign / Chairman Sir William Fraser sitting at desk SOT saying have made huge contribution to Iran & economy, would be sad indeed if partnership should cease.

Fishermen fishing in Caspian Sea<br/>
Fisherman pulling long rope in desert (attached to fishing net) Fishermen standing in seawater gathering in large fish net teamwork / CU Fish caught in net.

REZA KHAN MIRPANJ: Iranian troops soldiers marching LS Reza Shah Pahlavi standing on balcony saluting. MS Reza Shah Pahlavi standing on balcony w/ son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980 the last Shah of Iran) Iranian tanks moving.

WS Park w/ Capitol Building BG / Iranian Ambassador Nassrullah Entezam-O-Saltaneh (1900-1981) sitting at desk w/ two reporters SOT saying for 50 years oil exploited by foreign company employee discrimination time to end.

WS EXT Masjid-i ShahMasjid-i Shah in Isfahan (Esfahan) Dome of mosque w/ glazed tile mosaic (1612-37 Safavids dynasty art) / Praying Muslims / Seated Shia Islamic cleric Ayatollah Kashani talking (no SOT)

Boy looking into window w/ magazines displayed ZI Hitler on cover of mag in window. EXT Embassy building w/ Nazi Eagle on top of swastika on railing / Gate wall w/ Allied 'V' painted on bricks / British soldiers walking in ruins driving...

Woman kneading dough on stone placing bread (flat bread nan) own into outdoor stone oven.

Shah appointed approved by parliament<br/>
EXT Entrance gate to The Majlis of Iran (assembly legislative body) / Prime Minister Dr Mohammed Mossadegh (1882-1967) sitting at table talking (no SOT) w/ others.

FARMERS IN IRAN: Mountains / Sheep & herders shephards moving on meadow plains foothills BG.

Tehran modern cityscapes

Toopkhaneh Square (today Khomeini Square) w/ large building pool camels and cars on road (building replaced during 'modernization') Statue of Riza Shah / Busy maidan (square) w/ traffic around fountain...

MOT 1951: BRITISH EMBASSY IN IRAN: Car pulling into British Embassy. INT Room w/ unidentified man & British Ambassador Sir Francis Shepherd (C) handing letter to Anglo-Iranian representative Norman Richard Seddon both talking to each...

WWI biplane fighter pilot shooting machine gun from cockpit, observation balloon on fire and falling to the ground.

Camels walking in village street. Iranian woman in traditional clothing washing bowl in stagnet water baby in shirt walking BG.

Soldiers walking on sidewalk by park, male in shorts walking around / Two Caucasian women packing suitcases.

British Russian officers dine / CU Russian soldier smiling / Russian & British officers meeting in field shaking hands talking / Group dinner w/ British & Russian officers eating together drinking beer toasting.

People walking in parade in night carrying signs supporting Woodrow Wilson.

Large artillery gun firing, explosion on distant hilltop, guns firing from bunkers, British tank moving on battlefield with officer standing on top, German soldier using flamethrower.

REDEPLOYMENT FROM CYPRESS: British paratroopers marching three abreast on street / MS Marching paratroopers / British soldiers standing in formation on dock / soldiers carrying duffel bags up ship's ramp boarding for transport.

ABADAN IRAN: Abadan refinery tanker ships in harbor British oil tanker stern. Docked Norweigian ship (Norge Haugesund) stern / WS Docked Panamanian ship / Deck of ship w/ oil hoses / Man turning valve wheel.

Ambassador Henry F Grady<br/>
EXT American Embassy in Iran / US Ambassador to Iran Henry F Grady (1882-1957) sitting in chair talking w/ others & Hossenala (name & likeness not confirmed) sitting on couch.

VS Abadan Refinery no smoke from stacks no people no Britons no Iranians no tanks no Anglo-Iranian Oil Company / Nationalized. [this refinery Iraqi bombed/closed 1980. Reopened 1988 as smaller operation.]