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Riots and evacuation of British citizens as Iran seizes control of the world's largest oil refinery, the AIOC

Title: "Iran: Showdown Nears in Oil Crisis!" superimposed over rioters outside the AIOC (Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, changed name from the Anglo-Persian Oil in 1935, in 1954 renamed the British Petroleum Company) / WS rioters outside and on rooftop of the AIOC in Abadan / VS Iranians hoisting Iranian flag on rooftop / Pan from flag to protesters below applauding / Hossein Makki, Iranian government member of the temporary board of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, talks to crowds below / VS protesters / high angle protesters lifting Makki on shoulders / protesters / British James McWhinnie, senior operator in cracking area of Abadan refinery, shows worker how to close off valve / British William Dickson, assistant operator in cracking area, closing valve / McWhinnie and Persian worker turning valve / British cruiser HMS Mauritius lying off coast near the refinery, British flag flying from prow, smokestacks in bkgd / VS Mauritius / VS British women and children boarding airplane for evacuation / MS British hospital patient carried on stretcher / BOAC plane taxiing // In Tehran rioters tearing down AIOC sign from bldg / British office signs carried on rioters shoulders / low angle Pan tilted up of people cheering on rooftop with Iranian flags / VS rioters in street and carrying torn down sign / Note: exact day not known
Title: "Iran: Showdown Nears in Oil Crisis!" superimposed over rioters outside the AIOC (Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, changed name from the Anglo-Persian Oil in 1935, in 1954 renamed the British Petroleum Company) / WS rioters outside and on rooftop of the AIOC in Abadan / VS Iranians hoisting Iranian flag on rooftop / Pan from flag to protesters below applauding / Hossein Makki, Iranian government member of the temporary board of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, talks to crowds below / VS protesters / high angle protesters lifting Makki on shoulders / protesters / British James McWhinnie, senior operator in cracking area of Abadan refinery, shows worker how to close off valve / British William Dickson, assistant operator in cracking area, closing valve / McWhinnie and Persian worker turning valve / British cruiser HMS Mauritius lying off coast near the refinery, British flag flying from prow, smokestacks in bkgd / VS Mauritius / VS British women and children boarding airplane for evacuation / MS British hospital patient carried on stretcher / BOAC plane taxiing // In Tehran rioters tearing down AIOC sign from bldg / British office signs carried on rioters shoulders / low angle Pan tilted up of people cheering on rooftop with Iranian flags / VS rioters in street and carrying torn down sign / Note: exact day not known
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1443885372
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
June 01, 1951
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:12:11
Location:
Abadan, Iran
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr005305_01_03