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“There is no part of the world, outside our immediate neighborhood, in which Australia has a deeper or more abiding interest than the Middle East.”
“The Middle East today has more significance for Australia than ever before. Hence the movements of mobs in Tehran assume importance in Canberra.”
Compiled, transcribed and introduced by Arash Norouzi
As a member of the British Commonwealth, Australia followed the Iranian oil nationalization saga with keen interest. This 1950’s media archive on Iran features Australian newspaper and magazine articles, editorials, columns, letters, political cartoons and Aussie humor from the Mossadegh era.
Adelaide, Australia
April 17, 1951 — Persian Crisis
May 17, 1951 — Grave Anxiety Over Persia
June 19, 1951 — Grim Tug-of-War In Persia
June 22, 1951 — Crucial Stage In Persia
June 27, 1951 — The Choice Before Persia
July 31, 1951 — Race Against Time In Persia
August 24, 1951 — Another Failure In Persia
September 13, 1951 — New Turn In Oil Dispute
October 1, 1951 — Tense Days In Persia
October 3, 1951 — On Suicide Bent
October 10, 1951 — Firmness Needed With Egypt
October 15, 1951 — Australia and the Middle East
November 1, 1951 — Scotch and Oil
November 22, 1951 — A Bad Example To Follow
December 11, 1951 — When Nationalism Is Not Enough
May 15, 1952 — No Whipping Boy
July 8, 1952 — Dr. Mossadeq Carries On
July 22, 1952 — Trial of Strength In Persia
August 25, 1952 — Juggler On A Tight Rope
September 17, 1952 — Dealing With Dr. Mossadeq
September 26, 1952 — Dr. Mossadeq’s ‘Last Offer’
March 3, 1953 — Persian Counter-stroke
March 12, 1953 — In Step On Middle East
August 17, 1953 — The Persian Enigma
August 18, 1953 — Self-Determination In Practice
August 21, 1953 — The Revolt In Persia
September 10, 1953 — New Hope In Persia
December 7, 1953 — Persia’s Sad Story
December 22, 1953 — Seeking Agreement On Oil
The Advocate
Northwestern and Western Tasmania, Australia
January 2, 1951 — Persia A Danger Spot
March 13, 1951 — Persian Oil and Nationalism
May 1, 1951 — What Will Happen In Persia
May 3, 1951 — Our Defensive Strength
May 16, 1951 — The Problem Of Persian Oil
July 17, 1951 — Persia More Conciliatory
July 26, 1951 — Persia Will Drive Hard Bargain
September 27, 1951 — Persia Is Adamant
October 5, 1951 — Britain Humiliated
November 23, 1951 — Persian Oil Suggestion
January 11, 1952 — Accord In the Middle East
July 24, 1952 — Hopes Wrecked In Persia
November 25, 1953 — Persia Sees The Light
January 18, 1954 — Dictators Not Happy
Letters to the Editor
April 27, 1953 — Asian Goodwill
December 26, 1953 — Oil In Australia
The Age
Melbourne, Australia
May 17, 1951 — Britain’s Rights & Duties In Persia
June 22, 1951 — Persian Oil Crisis A Serious Threat
October 1, 1951 — Time For Firmness With Persians
October 3, 1951 — British Retreat From Persia
Articles
June 23, 1951 — A Confused Leader: Persia’s Future at the Cross Roads
The Argus
Melbourne, Australia
May 18, 1951 — Flash Point In Persia
June 22, 1951 — Nationalism And Oil
October 2, 1951 — Persia Is Our Problem
August 21, 1953 — End Of A Fuhrer
London Calling by Trevor Williams
Behind the News by Peter Russo
December 5, 1953 — Grim Facts on Persia Crisis
June 5, 1951 — Be wise and help to nationalise!
January 19, 1952 — Political strategy of sobbing or swooning
December 5, 1953 — Wrangle it out on mat
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
August 24, 1951 — The Persian Problem
January 21, 1952 — Crime In Egypt
November 25, 1953 — Taking The Wrinkles Out Of The Persian Carpet
The Barrier Daily Truth
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
October 6, 1951 — Persia
October 29, 1951 — Churchill
December 12, 1951 — Mossadeq’s Mistiming
The Barrier Miner
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
June 1, 1951 — Russia Lies In Wait
June 19, 1951 — Hoist With Own Petard
June 23, 1951 — Faith Of Nations
July 16, 1951 — Mediation In Persia
July 26, 1951 — Trouble In Persia
August 31, 1951 — Problems For Persians
October 31, 1951 — Churchill In Command
November 16, 1951 — Truman Intervenes
November 19, 1951 — Mossadeq, Failure
November 24, 1951 — Persia Fears Churchill
December 3, 1951 — Dilemma of Persia
December 11, 1951 — Persia Gets New Lesson
February 15, 1952 — Persian Tribes Revolt
The Bulletin
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (weekly newspaper)
July 2, 1952 — Oil for Australia.
The Cairns Post
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
March 26, 1951 — Crisis In Persia
July 19, 1951 — U.S. Interest In Persia
September 1, 1951 — Fishing In Troubled Waters
October 3, 1951 — Persian Developments
October 9, 1951 — Serious Fuel Loss.
December 14, 1951 — Persia Reaping Whirlwind
September 12, 1953 — Persia and the West
November 6, 1953 — Overtures To Persia
Correspondence
October 17, 1951 — World Government
The Canberra Times
Canberra, Australia
August 21, 1953 — The Persian Coup
The Courier-Mail
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
October 15, 1951 — Our Stake In Egypt
July 24, 1952 — Has Persia Won?
August 18, 1953 — Persia’s Master
July 21, 1954 — Persia’s Lesson
The Daily Examiner
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
October 1, 1951 — British Politics And Persia
October 20, 1951 — Firmness In Egypt
January 10, 1952 — The Road To Ruin
January 12, 1952 — Oil For The West
July 25, 1952 — Middle East Holocaust
September 2, 1952 — Grim Turn In Oil Dispute
October 18, 1952 — Mossadeq’s Mission
August 27, 1953 — Persian Position Much Brighter
The Daily Mercury
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
October 2, 1951 — Dangerous Oil
August 19, 1953 — The New Dictator
The Daily News
Perth, Australia
May 23, 1951 — The Nervous System
The Daily Telegraph and Daily News
Sydney, Australia
October 9, 1951 — Britain Played Her Trump Cards Very Badly
December 12, 1951 — U.K. Entitled To Pay-off For Persia’s Grab
The Geraldton Guardian
Geraldton, Western Australia
July 14, 1951 — The Persian Dispute
September 1, 1951 — Persian Oil
The Goulburn Evening Post
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
May 23, 1951 — Mossadeq’s Dream
June 22, 1951 — Persian Oil Blaze
June 29, 1951 — Situation In Persia
October 1, 1951 — Will the Evil Be Removed?
November 20, 1951 — What’s Next In Persia?
April 1, 1952 — A Little, But Not Enough
Illawarra Daily Mercury
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
July 31, 1952 — Tense Days In the Middle East
The Kalgoorlie Miner
Kalgoorlie, Australia
March 20, 1951 — Grave Setback To Persia’s Progress
April 19, 1951 — Persian Oilfields Situation
June 7, 1951 — Persian Crisis Easier?
September 1, 1951 — Persian Oil Outlook
October 27, 1951 — Persian Oil Developments
November 6, 1951 — Egypt’s Bluff Called
July 9, 1952 — Mossadeq’s Political Triumph
August 19, 1953 — The Unquenchable Mossadeq
The Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder
Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
May 16, 1952 — Persian Oil
The Launceton Examiner
Launceton, Tasmania, Australia
June 25, 1951 — Persian Crisis
August 24, 1951 — Need For Backbone
September 19, 1951 — Persian Tactics
October 9, 1951 — Persia and Politics
October 10, 1951 — Another Blow
October 17, 1951 — International Anxiety
October 22, 1951 — British Elections
December 11, 1951 — Persian Oil
December 14, 1951 — National Dilemmas
August 15, 1952 — Schemes and Plans
August 11, 1953 — Russia-Persia
August 21, 1953 — Who Will Shape Peace?
August 24, 1953 — Persia and Oil
November 25, 1953 — Persia and the West
The Maritime Journal
Sydney, New South Australia (supplement to The Daily Commercial News and Shipping List)
November 1953 — Middle East Oil Problems
The Maryborough Chronicle
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
August 31, 1951 — Persia Could Be Much More Reasonable
July 25, 1952 — Significant Turn In Persian Political Scene
The Mercury
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
May 2, 1951 – Persian Oil Is Vital
May 18, 1951 – Crisis Developing In Persia
May 24, 1951 – Persia Courts Disaster
May 28, 1951 – Persian Oil Dispute
June 8, 1951 – Persia’s Oil Problem
June 21, 1951 – Storm Looms In Persia
June 29, 1951 – Persia Seeks Mediation
July 11, 1951 – Oil Dispute Drags On
July 25, 1951 – Obstinacy On Oil
August 6, 1951 – Persian Oil Dispute
August 27, 1951 – Crisis Looms In Persia
September 7, 1951 – Persia Feels the Pinch
September 28, 1951 — Time To Draw A Line
October 1, 1951 — Persian Oil Crisis
October 4, 1951 — Retreat From Persia
October 10, 1951 — Egypt Talks Big
October 17, 1951 — Middle East Crisis
November 21, 1951 — Britain’s Foreign Policy
December 6, 1951 – Egypt’s Dilemma
December 11, 1951 – Persia Nears 11th Hour
March 18, 1952 – From Bad To Worse
July 1, 1952 — Persia Reaping the Harvest
August 6, 1952 — Persian Time Bomb
August 29, 1952 – Trying Again In Persia
September 2, 1952 – Persian Blackmail
September 19, 1952 – Persia Plays With Fire
September 29, 1952 – Persia Imposes Terms
October 7, 1952 – Mossadeq Rebuffed
October 21, 1952 – Persia’s Last Throw
March 4, 1953 — Mossadeq Still In Saddle
April 17, 1953 — Problems Of the Middle East
August 12, 1953 — Red Grip Closing On Persia
August 24, 1953 — Persia Awaits Reform
December 7, 1953 — Realism In Persia
July 20, 1954 — Oil To Flow Again
August 9, 1954 — Persia Gets New Start
November 1, 1954 — Oil From Persia
Features
Paradoxical Mossadeq Won Over Persians (Philip Toynbee)
The Morning Bulletin
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
June 7, 1951 — Anglo-Persian Oil
October 5, 1951 — Abadan Evacuation
October 9, 1951 — Spanish Affairs
The Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
June 28, 1951 — Inconsistency of Britain
The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
May 5, 1951 — Bleak Outlook In Persia
October 4, 1951 — Retreat From Persia
October 12, 1951 — Initiative Now With Persia
December 11, 1951 — Persian Dilemma
July 29, 1952 — Persia’s Future
August 6, 1952 — A Place For The Shah
August 23, 1952 — Dilemma Over Persia
September 2, 1952 — The Shadow For The Substance
January 7, 1953 — Unsolved Dispute With Persia
Letters to the Editor
May 5, 1951 — Persian Oilfields
May 9, 1951 — Persian Oil
The News
Adelaide, Australia
June 27, 1951 — Persia Now Has Its Problem
September 28, 1951 — Crisis Looms In Persia
March 18, 1952 — Persia Is the Real Loser
August 23, 1952 — In the Grip of Fanatic’s Vice
September 1, 1952 — Mad Juggler of Persia
October 23, 1952 — On the Road to Chaos
March 2, 1953 — Turmoil In Persia
August 19, 1953 — Middle East Setback
August 21, 1953 — The Volcano of Persia
The Northern Star
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
May 22, 1951 — Russia Exploits Danger In Persia
September 29, 1951 — Britain Cannot Afford More Concessions
August 18, 1952 — Communist Bogey as Bargaining Weapon
October 24, 1952 — What Will Persia Do Next?
August 24, 1953 — Chance For West in Persian Upheaval
The Queensland Times
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
May 17, 1951 — Dangers In Persia
November 27, 1951 — Dr. Mossadeq’s Problems
The Recorder
Port Pirie, Australia
September 14, 1951 — Persia—Pushing Or Being Pushed?
September 3, 1952 — Will Dr. Mossadeq Budge In Time?
August 24, 1953 — Showdown In Persia
The Singleton Argus
Sydney, Australia
May 15, 1953 — Twisting the Lion’s Tale
The South Coast Bulletin
Southport, Queensland, Australia
November 18, 1953 — Mossadeq
The Sun News-Pictorial
Melbourne, Australia
December 10, 1932 — Australia’s Interest In Persia’s Oil
May 17, 1951 — Oil and Chaos
June 21, 1951 — Crisis In Persia
October 1, 1951 — Persian Peril
October 3, 1951 — Persia Scuttle
October 10, 1951 — Now It Is Egypt!
October 13, 1951 — Time For Strength
January 14, 1952 — West Looks East
January 19, 1952 — Stake In Unity
August 21, 1953 — Persian Coup Favors West
The Sunday Times
Perth, Western Australia
Columns
As I See It by Vee Cee (Iran commentary, 1951-1953)
Richard Murray (Iran quips, 1951-1954)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, Australia
April 30, 1951 — Forcing The Pace On Persian Oil
May 16, 1951 — Britain Must Act Firmly On Persian Oil
May 28, 1951 — Britain Must Protect Her Rights In Persia
June 5, 1951 — Persia Cannot Dictate Oil Settlement Terms
June 23, 1951 — The Persian Crisis And Middle East Defense
June 28, 1951 — The Road To Disaster In Persia
July 7, 1951 — Firmness Need In Oil Crisis
July 17, 1951 — Persia Is Playing Into Communist Hands
August 24, 1951 — Persian Oil Supply Must Be Maintained
September 11, 1951 — Persia Faces Unpleasant Realities
October 1, 1951 — Eleventh-Hour Resort To U.N. In Oil Crisis
October 4, 1951 — Abadan and Mr. Bevan As U.K. Election Issues
October 31, 1951 — Eden’s Task In The Oil Deadlock
December 29, 1951 — Mussadiq Digs In His Toes
May 15, 1952 — Persia Faces Hard Realities
May 18, 1952 — Dr. Mussadiq Spurns A Lifeline
May 29, 1952 — Some Signs Of Sanity In Persia
July 21, 1952 — Persia Stands At The Crossroads
September 19, 1952 — Deadlock Continues In Persia
October 20, 1952 — West Must Resist Oil Blackmail
August 18, 1953 — Dr. Mussadiq Plays Into Communist Hands
September 7, 1953 — Western Interest Lies In Aiding Persia
November 3, 1953 — Persia Looks To The West
November 14, 1953 — Fighting Words
December 7, 1953 — Politics And Oil in Persia
July 21, 1954 — Hopeful Signs In Two Danger Areas
Features
October 4, 1951 | Loss of Abadan Is Big Blow To Britain
Candid Comment By Onlooker
Candid Comment | The Sunday Herald | 1950’s Iran excerpts
Rubaiyat Revised | The Sunday Herald (May 20, 1951)
Letters to the Editor
October 8, 1951 — Abadan And Australia
The Townsville Daily Bulletin
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
May 23, 1951 — Mediation Could Still Be Employed To Settle Anglo-Persian Oil Crisis
June 1, 1951 — Persian Patchwork
October 18, 1952 — Persia Likely To Rue Severing Relations With United Kingdom
TRIBUNE
Sydney, Australia (Weekly newspaper)
August 26, 1953 — US hand in Iran and Morocco
October 28, 1953 — Terror In Persia
The Uralla Times
Uralla, New South Wales, Australia
An Australian paper’s bizarre plagiarism of Mossadegh column
The Voice
Hobart Tasmania, Australia (weekly)
December 6, 1952 — World Haggling
The Warwick Daily News
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
December 15, 1951 — How To Win An Election
January 26, 1952 — The Importance of Being Tearful
August 1, 1952 — Military Coups
December 12, 1953 — On Athletism
March 23, 1954 — Persia Counts Cost
The Weekly Times
Melbourne, Australia
September 2, 1953 — No Tears For Tearful Mossadeq
The West Australian
Perth, Australia
June 5, 1951 — Less Hurry In Persia
August 28, 1951 — Persian Oil
September 29, 1951 — The Persian Threat
October 3, 1951 — Out of Abadan
July 22, 1952 — Change In Persia
August 30, 1952 — Persia And The Oil
October 10, 1952 — Persian Oil
August 21, 1953 — Somersault In Persia
August 25, 1953 — Persian Reform
December 8, 1953 — Britain and Persia
February 11, 1954 — Persian Oil
April 13, 1954 — Persian Oil
July 21, 1954 — Persian Oil
The World’s News
Melbourne, Australia
December 12, 1953 — Shah Makes It Hot For His Prisoners
Melbourne, Australia (Wire News Service)
August 27, 1951 — Press Attack on Mossadeq
Melbourne, Australia (Magazine)
November 12, 1951 — Government By Assassination
May 16, 1951 — “If British paratroops move into Persia...”
October 21, 1952 — “Some oil experts are playing with a fascinating possibility.”
July 19, 1951 — The Desperate Situation In Persia
August 29, 1952 — The Miseries of Mossadeq
September 3, 1953 — Reflections on the Persian Coup
August 19, 1954 — The Persian Oil Agreement
Related links:
United States of America | media archive
President Harry Truman | media and editorial archive
“Australia is vitally interested in Persia” (1951 House debates)
MOSSADEGH t-shirts — “If I sit silently, I have sinned”