| Crisis In Iran. Nationalists Seize British Oil Fields. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1560 |
| Catalog #: | 351349 | |
| Clip Number: | 351349-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-471-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:38:48 - 00:40:34 | |
| Location: | Iran | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Demonstrators FLAGS AND EMBLEMS: National INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Iran (Persia) POLITICS: Misc | |
| Description: | Late news films from oil-troubled Iran, where the seizure of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later named British Petroleum) 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. VS oil plant, pipelines, workers at refinery. Map showing Iran in the middle of Europe, Asia, and Africa, zoom toward on Iran. Demonstrators ride on cars, gather in streets, pull down a sign. Ext. building with sign, Abadan Printing Works. Large ship on water flying Union Jack (British flag). Women board a plane (evacuation). More men in street, protesting or demonstrating. An oil refinery in Iran. MS - Pipes that carry oil from one point to another. High Angle Shot - Middle Eastern Map, Iran highlighted. MS - A truck carrying nationalists. MS - Demonstrations in the street's of Iran, nationalists tearing down a sign on a building. MS - Iranian flags on top of buildings. MS - More demonstrations in the street's people jumping up and down. Exterior shot - Abadan printing office, man sitting on the ground at the corner of the building. MS - The publisher of the paper is kept out of the building as Iranians are allowed to enter. MS - A British cruiser is stationed in the port of Iran, protecting the lives and safety of British employees. MS - Men shutting down the oil refinery. MS - Two men turning a large valve on the oil pipes. MS - Women and children by air at the airport. High Angle Shot - Nationalists protesting in the streets. | |
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