The Mossadegh Project

In 1953, IRAN was a secular democracy... Guess who destroyed it?

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Re-evaluation of the Importance of Abadan | CIA, July 13, 1951

"In NIE-14, and in all subsequent evaluations on the subject, we estimated that the effects of the loss of Abadan could be offset by expandi

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Strategic Importance of Iranian Petroleum to the USSR | CIA, March 29, 1951

"If the USSR were to have access to the output of the Iranian petroleum refinery at Abadan, the weak Soviet position in aviation gasoline wo

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Prime Minister, Despite Some Opposition, Retains Control of Government | CIA, July 1951

"The US Embassy has received indications from several sources that the present Iranian Government may have been considerably weakened by dev

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Iran Closes Its Consulate in Jerusalem | CIA, July 14, 1951

"The Iranian Consulate representation Jerusalem in Israel officially closed on 7 July. There will be no Iranian representation in Israel."

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Persia Gets New Start | The Mercury, August 9, 1954

"The terms on which the three-year-old Persian oil dispute has been settled will arouse mixed feelings. The Anglo-Iranian Company has made b

• Australian media archive on Iran (1951-1954)

The Mossadegh Project

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Rationing Naughty Word in Oil Circles | George Dixon, Oct. 22, 1951

"The Iranian oil crisis seems to have affected the minds of that section of Washington officialdom concerned with keeping the nation safely

• Syndicated newspaper columnists on Iran

• Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials

The Mossadegh Project

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Iran And Oil | The Hutchinson News-Herald, March 20, 1951

"The premier of Iran was assassinated a few days ago [Ali Razmara]...the effects of this killing already can be traced to motor car gasoline

• Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials

The Mossadegh Project

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French Wish To Be Included In Iranian Oil Settlement (CIA, 1952)

"The French Petroleum Director has advised the American Embassy that France should be included in any talks on the Iranian oil problem." Fre

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

[mossadegh]

The Fables Come True | The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 1953

"It is quite likely that most of the Iranians have never heard of Aesop but they now learned his lessons. The ancient Greek never spoke of o

• Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials

The Mossadegh Project

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Iranian Senate Hesitates To Act Against Mossadeq (CIA, 1952)

"The Mossadeq Government during the last few days has been concerned lest the Senate pass a vote of no-confidence.". Iranian Senate Hesitat

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Better Make It Good, Mossy | New York Daily News, Oct. 5, 1951

"It seems to be as definitely settled as anything ever is settled in Iran that Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh will shortly fly to the Un

• Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials

The Mossadegh Project

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Soviet Union Offers To Settle Iranian Financial Claims (CIA, July 1953)

"Iran has tried unsuccessfully several times to obtain this gold owed by the USSR under the terms of a 1942 financia1 agreement, as well as

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Iran and “The Basic Anti-Imperialist Nature of America” (1952)

In response to a letter to Sec. Acheson from Sen. Pat McCarran, the State Department answered questions on the effectiveness of its Cold War

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Reactions to the Assassination of Premier Razmara (CIA, 1951)

"A reliable neutral source has stated that the assassin of Premier Razmara is a member of the Friends of Islam, a fanatical right-wing relig

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Royalist Success In Iran Achieved by Exploitation of Mass Uprising (CIA, 1953)

"The unexpectedly strong upsurge of popular and military reaction to Prime Minister Mossadeq's government has enabled the shah?s supporters

The Mossadegh Project

• U.S. State Department Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1980

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Mystery Visit | The Evening Sun (Baltimore), Aug. 26, 1952

"It was just a year ago that Averell Harriman left Iran after a futile attempt to bring the British and the Iranians together on a solution

• Mossadegh media: newspaper & magazine articles, editorials

The Mossadegh Project

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Ca Sent l‘Petrole | l‘Autorité (Montreal), Sept. 5, 1953

A propos de relations diplomatques, le successour-accusateur de Mossadeigh songe a renouer avec Sir Winston. Comme dit le general Zahedi, il

• Canadian media on Iran (1950’s)

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