British Diplomatic Files, Embassy Telegrams, Memos
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The Mossadegh Project |
This archive collects British Foreign Office documents on Iran, Premier Mohammad Mossadegh, the Shah, oil negotiations, Anglo-American relations and the 1953 coup. The transcribed documents, once top secret, are supplemented with in-depth analysis, footnotes, annotations and other background information, with regular updates to follow.
• U.S. State Department | Iran Archive
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | Iran Archive
• National Security Council (NSC) | Iran Archive
• Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC/BP) | Iran Archive
• British House of Commons | Iran Archive
• British House of Lords | Iran Archive (coming soon)
• International Court of Justice | Iran Archive
Charge d’Affaires George Middleton’s Letter to Foreign Office | October 6, 1952
Resumption of Relations With Britain | Christopher Gandy | October 13, 1953
Pierson Dixon, Henry Byroade Discuss Iran in Bermuda | December 8, 1953
How British Charge d’Affaires Denis Wright Got Wrong-Footed in Iran | December 25, 1953
Persian Oil: Anthony Eden Confirms Iran Oil Consortium Plans | January 4, 1954
Anthony Eden’s Meeting With Sir William Fraser on Iranian Oil | January 11, 1954
Relations Between the Shah and Her Majesty’s Embassy at Tehran | January 16, 1954
Middle East: Anglo-American Policy | Roger Makins | January 25, 1954
Anthony Eden: AIOC Deserves 44% Share of Iranian Oil | February 22, 1954
Cabinet Talks Percentage, Compensation Re: Iranian Oil | March 17, 1954
Entezam’s Contrived “Interview” With Shapoor Reporter | March 27, 1954
U.S., British Officials Iron Out Oil Consortium Wrinkles | June 15, 1954
Iran Oil Consortium Nearing Agreement | Anthony Eden | July 27, 1954
British Foreign Office Statement on Iran Oil Consortium | August 5, 1954
Correspondence between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Persian Government, and Related Documents concerning the Oil Industry in Persia — February 1951 to September 1951
Zahedi & Churchill’s Friendly Messages After 1953 Coup | Sept. 3-8, 1953
Anthony Eden, Abdollah Entezam’s Messages on Iran Oil Deal | Aug. 5, 1954
Sec. Dulles and Anthony Eden’s Messages on Iran Oil Deal | August 5, 1954
Related links:
Iran Severs Diplomatic Relations With Britain (October 1952 Ultimatum)
The Historical Reasons For Iranian’s Suspicion of Britain
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee | Labour Party Manifesto Speech (Oct. 6, 1951)
MOSSADEGH t-shirts — “If I sit silently, I have sinned”
