Mossadegh Speech: March 20, 1953
Historic Radio Address on Oil Talks (AUDIO)
| Arash Norouzi The Mossadegh Project | September 8, 2023 |
Have a listen to this rare, high quality recording of a radio address by Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Airing on the eve of Norouz (Persian New Year), Mossadegh took to the airwaves to explain why he rejected the latest American and British oil proposals.
The U.S. and Britain wanted Iran to compensate the former Anglo-Iranian Oil Company for future lost revenue through the expiration of the oil concession in 1993.
In addition to its historical value, the audio quality is crystal clear, making it an ideal record of the sound of Mossadegh’s voice.
• Source: Iran International (Resonance of History podcast)
• Producer/host: Abdollah Abdi
• Language: Persian (Farsi)
• Length: 14 minutes
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Related links:
Mossadegh’s Norouz Message to the Nation | March 19, 1953
Amb. Henry Grady’s Letter to The Washington Post, March 20, 1953
Loy Henderson Talks Compensating Britain With Mossadegh (Jan. 1953)
MOSSADEGH t-shirts — “If I sit silently, I have sinned”
