First Pictures: Oil Crisis in Persia (Exclusive to Paramount)

Issue No.

2116

Date Released

11 Jun 1951

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Story No. within this Issue: 1 / 2
Summary: Special correspondent of Paramount News, the only newsreel cameraman on the spot, sends graphic pictures illustrating present tension in Tehran. Angry mobs demonstrate in city streets, giving communist salute and demanding explusion of British and Americans. Prime Minister, Dr Mossadeq, calls cabinet to discuss crisis. British and American Ambassadors tell press latest developments in negotiations.
Keywords: Politics and government; Mass media; Newspapers; Riots; Newsreels

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