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Iran Seizes Oil Fields Owned By British

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keywords: international news, iran, nationalization, oil fields seized

Synopsis: Nationalists in Iran seize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and its oil fields from British control with UK Government refusing to accept the seizure throwing the situation into crisis...(read more)

  • Date: 1951
  • Duration: 00:01:46
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Iran

Iran Seizes Oil Fields Owned By British

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Iran Seizes Oil Fields Owned By British

Late news films from oil-troubled Iran, where the seizure of the British Anglo-Iranian Oil Company AIOC has brought the world close to war. With the company nationalized by Iran, and the British refusing to accept the seizure, hopes are held for a last-minute peaceful settlement of a thorny question