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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)
June 28, 1951 — What Went Wrong In Iran?
The Brantford Expositor
Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Newspaper)
November 21, 1952 — Riding the Tiger
The Calgary Herald
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Newspaper)
May 18, 1951 — The Persian Oil Dispute Is No Joke
May 22, 1951 — The MacArthur Doctrine and Persia
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
All Things Considered (column)
Letters to the Editor
October 24, 1951 — by Basil Dean
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 1, 1951 — Can Labor Strong Man Pull Off Oil Deal With Iran, Despite Current Deadlock?
September 15, 1951 — Mr. Mossadegh Is In Tough Spot
August 2, 1952 — Monarchy Remains Firmly Entrenched
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
The Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Newspaper)
December 3, 1953 — The Weeping Wrestler of Teheran
La Patrie
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Newspaper)
August 19, 1953 — La Dictature en Iran
The Leader-Post
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Newspaper)
June 29, 1951 — Mr. Mossadegh On the Spot
October 20, 1951 — Fearless and Selfless
October 20, 1952 — Mossadegh’s Balloon Goes Up
April 22, 1953 — Tense Times In Tehran
July 27, 1953 — Dictator In Iran
August 18, 1953 — Final Steps To Dictatorship
The Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (Newspaper)
September 19, 1951 — Mossadegh’s Troubles
September 28, 1951 — Not Worth It
October 1, 1951 — An American Comment
October 12, 1951 — Not An Iranian Problem
October 16, 1951 — Mossadegh’s Statement
November 21, 1951 — Mossadegh’s Plea
August 20, 1953 — The Iran Coup
September 11, 1953 — What of Iran?
September 24, 1953 — No Pity For Mossadegh
December 7, 1953 — New Day For Iran
December 22, 1951 — Mossadegh’s Sentence
The Montreal Star
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Newspaper)
October 16, 1952 — Petulant Gesture
The Niagara Falls Evening Review
Niagara Falls, Canada (Newspaper)
September 4, 1953 — Putting the Iranian Issue To A World Court
The Ottawa Journal
Ottawa, Canada (Newspaper)
May 17, 1951 — The Crisis In Iran
August 16, 1951 — Iran Faces Hard Facts
October 3, 1951 — The Iranian Oil Dispute
October 16, 1951 — The Crisis In Egypt
October 22, 1951 — Egypt’s Intransigent Position
Features
September 18, 1951 — It’s Much More Than Just Oil To the Persians (Flora Lewis)
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
August 4, 1952 — Mossadegh’s Six Months
September 5, 1952 — Churchill, Truman and Jones
September 30, 1952 — Mossadegh’s Ultimatum
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 Sault Daily Star
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada (Newspaper)
July 24, 1952 — Where West Is Unpopular
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
The Victoria Daily Times
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Newspaper)
February 15, 1952 — Monument To Folly
The Windsor Daily Star
Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Newspaper)
Columns
November 13, 1953 — Stage Lost a Real Character As Politics Won Mossadegh
Related links:
British Media Archive on Iran: 1951-1954
Australian Media Archive on Iran: 1951-1954
United States of America | media archive
President Harry Truman | media and editorial archive
THE KOREAN WAR | Vintage Media and Editorial Archive
MOSSADEGH t-shirts — “If I sit silently, I have sinned”
