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“If this is exploitation, let us hasten to be exploited on the same scale in Alberta. The imperialists are welcome to move in any time.”
Compiled, transcribed and introduced by Arash Norouzi
As a member of the British Commonwealth, Canada followed the Iranian oil nationalization saga with keen interest. This 1950’s media archive on Iran features Canadian newspaper and magazine articles, editorials, columns, letters, and political cartoons from the Mossadegh era.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Newspaper)
May 18, 1951 — The Persian Oil Dispute Is No Joke
May 22, 1951 — The MacArthur Doctrine
June 18, 1951 — Dry Those Big Tears, Mr. Mossadegh
August 2, 1951 — Has Persia Had a Change of Heart?
August 4, 1951 — Alberta Oil Needs British Capital
August 29, 1951 — Persia Reaps the Harvest
September 14, 1951 — Ancient and New Political Weapons
November 15, 1951 — The Monetary Fund Stabs the British
January 24, 1952 — The Puzzle of Our Persian Policies
July 26, 1952 — The Middle East: What Happens Next?
September 11, 1952 — The Boys From Denver Take Over
October 17, 1952 — Latest Turn of the Whirling Dervish
August 20, 1953 — Too Early For Optimism Over Persia
November 10, 1953 — Mossadegh’s Last Great Performance
Letters to the Editor
October 17, 1952 — The Persian Problem
The Evening Citizen
Ottawa, Canada (Newspaper)
October 2, 1951 — Stalemate In Iran
October 3, 1951 — The Iranian Oil Dispute
October 16, 1951 — The Crisis In Egypt
October 22, 1951 — Egypt’s Intransigent Position
August 18, 1953 — The Shah In Flight
The Financial Post
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Weekly newspaper)
March 24, 1951 — Much Anxiety Over Iran Oil Affair
June 30, 1951 — Will British Oil Give Iran to the Commies?
September 15, 1951 — Mr. Mossadegh Is In Tough Spot
The Gazette
Montreal, Canada (Newspaper)
May 21, 1951 — Turkey Gloomy Over Outlook In Iran
October 6, 1951 — A Curious Form of ‘Oppression’
October 10, 1951 — For Internal Use Only
October 23, 1951 — Is It Real Or False?
November 15, 1951 — Will Mossadegh Find A Fellow Weeper?
October 25, 1952 — Returned — And With Thanks
La Patrie
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Newspaper)
August 19, 1953 — La Dictature en Iran
The Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (Newspaper)
September 19, 1951 — Mossadegh’s Troubles
October 12, 1951 — Not An Iranian Problem
August 20, 1953 — The Iran Coup
September 11, 1953 — What of Iran?
September 24, 1953 — No Pity For Mossadegh
Canadian paper on Mossadegh: “A man who deserves no pity”
Photo Journal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Weekly Newspaper)
August 19, 1953 — L’ambitieuse princesse qui se mêle de tout
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Newspaper)
May 11, 1951 — Two Sides In Iran
May 22, 1951 — The U.S. Stand In Iran
July 7, 1951 — Bluff and Counter-Bluff
July 14, 1951 — Mr. Harriman’s Mission
August 24, 1951 — Oil Parley
September 8, 1951 — Showdown In Iran
October 3, 1951 — A Suicidal Policy
October 10, 1951 — Power In the Middle East
November 1, 1951 — Blueprint For Iran
February 4, 1952 — Mossadegh’s Gamble
April 22, 1952 — Anti-British Campaign
July 24, 1952 — Mossadegh Again
September 5, 1952 — Churchill, Truman and Jones
October 17, 1952 — Mossadegh’s Last Ditch
March 9, 1953 — Four Corners In Iran
August 18, 1953 — The Shah Was Too Late
December 8, 1953 — Hope In the Middle East
December 28, 1953 — His Last Moan
August 18, 1954 — Iran’s Improvement
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, Canada (Newspaper)
June 11, 1951 — They Make an Empty Threat
June 12, 1951 — Oil On the Waters
June 25, 1951 — Iran in Perspective
Related links:
United States of America | media archive
President Harry Truman | media and editorial archive
THE KOREAN WAR | Vintage Media and Editorial Archive
Australian Media Archive on Iran: 1951-1954
Canadian Arab Friendship League on Threat of War in Iran (1951)
MOSSADEGH t-shirts — “If I sit silently, I have sinned”
