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MOT 1951: OAC Chairman speaks
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.
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MOT 1951: ABADAN KHUZESTAN IRAN
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 /...
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MOT 1951: FISHERMAN OF THE CASPIAN
Fishermen fishing in Caspian Sea 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.
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MOT 1935: Reza Khan and son
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.
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MOT 1951: WASHINGTON DC: Iranian Ambassador
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.
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MOT 1951: THE ROYAL MOSQUE: Ayatollah Kashani
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)
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MOT 1941: WWII - BRITISH ARMY IN IRAN
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...
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MOT 1951: PEASANT LIFESTYLE
Woman kneading dough on stone placing bread (flat bread nan) own into outdoor stone oven.
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MOT 1951: PRIME MINISTER OF IRAN
Shah appointed approved by parliament 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.
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MOT 1951: Mountains sheep shephard
FARMERS IN IRAN: Mountains / Sheep & herders shephards moving on meadow plains foothills BG.
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MOT 1951: TEHRAN IRAN
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 modern...
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MOT 1951: FRANCIS SHEPHERD AT BRITISH EMBASSY IN IRAN
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...
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MOT 1917: WWI air war
WWI biplane fighter pilot shooting machine gun from cockpit, observation balloon on fire and falling to the ground.
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MOT 1951: PEASANT LIFESTYLE
Camels walking in village street. Iranian woman in traditional clothing washing bowl in stagnet water baby in shirt walking BG.
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MOT 1951: OIL NATIONALIZATION, British Evacuate
Soldiers walking on sidewalk by park, male in shorts walking around / Two Caucasian women packing suitcases.
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MOT 1941: WWII - ALLIED SOLDIERS IN IRAN
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.
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MOT: 1916 Dramatization: Wilson re-election parade
People walking in parade in night carrying signs supporting Woodrow Wilson.
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MOT 1917: WWI fighting
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.
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MOT 1951: British troops leaving Cypress
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.
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MOT:1951 Abadan oil refinery tankers
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.
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MOT 1951: AMERICA TRIES TO MEDIATE
Ambassador Henry F Grady 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.
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MOT 1951: IDLE ABADAN REFINERY
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.]
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MOT 1951: MAP: North Africa & the Middle East
MOT 1951: MAP: North Africa & the Middle East.PAN from Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt to map of Middle Eastern countries - Persian Gulf.
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