By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', May 17, 1951

Abadan, the worlds largest oil refinary, part of the AIOC, was nationalized by Iran.

By Low, 'The Daily Herald', June 29, 1951

Reza Pahlevi, the Shah of Iran, appointed Mosaddeq Prime Minister.

By Low, 'The Evening Standard', July 12, 1951

Mosaddeq enjoyed strange habits, like conducting business meetings in bed in gray woolen pajamas.

By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', July 16, 1951

Britain dispatched the Royal Navy to blockade the Iranian port of Abadan.

By Low, 'The Evening Standard', July 24. 1951

By Low, 'The Daily Herald', August 14, 1951

Mosaddeq would weep profusly in public and complain consistently of poor health.

By Cummings, 'The Daily Express', August 23, 1951

By Low, 'The Evening Standard', September 13, 1951

By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', October 1, 1951

Britain appeals for U.N. intervention in the Abadan oil crisis.

By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', October 11, 1951

Brittania under assault by Iran and Egypt.

By Low, 'The Daily Herald', October 11, 1951

In 1951, the Egyptian Parliament bestowed on King Farouk the title "King of Egypt and the Sudan".

By Low, 'The Evening Standard', November 27, 1951