Iran & Oil Crisis

LN 501-064              07.03.30 - 07.12.32            1950s Si         b/w    

British at Iran Oil Field
BOAC prop aircraft landing on desert airstrip.  British politician ? in white suit of plane and greeted. Second plane lands - US Air Force plane ? Averill Harriman ?  out of aircraft and greeted. Harriman and British party pose for cameras - tour of oil installations. Iranian VIP with party pointing out things over oil fields. Workers opening up pipelines - storage tanks - oil pump house. Oil installations. Dock area

LN 501-064              07.57.18 - 07.58.24            1950s Si         b/w    

Shah of Iran.
Shah in full dress uniform enters very ornate room in palace. Shah presents medals. Meets with ambassadors. Shah and wife visit school ? large hall with children seated at dining tables.

220275                      05:36:44 - 05:39:00            1951   Si         B/W

[Iran Oil Dispute Meeting w/ Harriman]     

Large picnic table under trees & poiticians meet for a signing or negotiating.  MCU s. Harriman. Arrival of two men in suits and hats (dark suit is Harriman). Talk to reporters.   Police & VIPS touring, shaking hands.  British man boards BOAC plane.

LN 501-064              07.00.00 - 07.02.05            1951   Sd        B/w    

Persia and the Oilfields - pan over desert - oil drilling rigs of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Construction of oil refinery. Benefits of oil money - bridges - farmer driving sheep over bridge - brick houses under construction - school, Persian children educated for the first time - interior classroom - adult education as students taught about oil technology - workshops. Abadan oil refinery and pipelinestretching across desert. Oil bubbling up - power plants - oil tankers in docks Umaria - British Guardsman - British Virtue. Tanker leaving port.

220508          23.57.32 - 23.59.18            1951   Sd        b/w    

Crisis in Iran - Nationalists Seize British Oil Fields
Oil refinery. Map of middle east. Demonstrators on trucks - demonstrators in Abadan and Iranians take over the British Petroleum Company Offices - tearing down signs and raising Iranian flag. Demonstrators jubilant. Printing office in Abadan - British Publisher barred from entering - Iranians enter office. British cruiser HMS Mauritius anchored in port. Refinery closed down, valves shut. Women and children evacuated by air. Person on stretcher carried up aircraft steps. Huge crowds gathered.

LN501-064   07.49.57 - 07.51.50            1953   Si         b/w    

Iran  - Shah ousts Mossadegh
Crowds gathered outside government buildings. Crowds applaud, celebrations. Damaged buildings - burnt out car. Armed guards outside building and searching interior. Group of VIPs including cleric. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi,  Shah of Iran in military uniform. Out of building and into car - cortege down street, military escort. Tracking shot through crowds - army - tank with armed troops.

Kuwait Oil

220510          01.22.19 - 01.22.55            1962 ?           Si         b/w    

Kuwait - Aramco
Officials looking at large wall map / exhibit re the Arabian American Oil Company.  Sign - Welcome to Kuwait Oil Company Limited.  Model of oil installations.  Model of oil rig moving.

Suez Crisis

220510          01.45.36 - 01.55.10            1930s             Si         b/w    

Suez Canal
Shipping in canal - Egyptian Dhows. Waterside buildings. Street scenes with arab pedestrians. Ancient open air auditorium ? Various panning shots round canal area.  Building railway - black native labourers oveseen by Europeans laying tracks. Shots from ship going through canal showing wealthy housing

220295          16.35.54 - 16.36.13            1940   si         B/W   

On the War Front - Egypt - Anthony Eden in Egypt welcomes first Anzac troops from Australia.
Ships - Troops - Eden addresses - one Australian soldier plays bagpipes.

220290          06.26.42 - 06.27.46            1956   sd         B/W   

UN at Suez - Hammerskjold leaves New York for Cairo - boards plane.
06.26.57 Port Said during ceasefire - bodies on streets -  buildings burning - Tanks . Gen Burns arrives in UN plane - Suez Canal full of sunken ships - refugees.

220290          06.40.30 - 06.41.35            1956   sd         B/W

Crisis eased as UN troops occupy Suez - General Burns, UN Commander arrives in Port Said to confer on British evacuation - British troops, fusiliers on board boat. Docks - British troops boarding ship - ships blocking canal - salvage surveys - diver in deep sea gear lowered into canal - salvage operations.

220290          06.36.19 - 06.36.51            1956   sd         B/W   

News In Brief : Egypt UN Troops
Port Said - UN troops march through streets - soldiers mobbed by happy Egyptians. British soldiers attempt to bring order to crowd forcibly - UN troops and welcoming crowds.

220515          08.08.01 - 08.09.07            1956   Sd        b/w    

Suez Canal seized by Egyptians.
Nasser speech to announce nationalisation of Suez Canal. Crowd cheers.
Views Suez Canal with ships.

220515          08.14.48 - 08.17.42            1956   Sd        b/w    

War in Egypt - British and French Bomb its key cities. French and British prepare to move troops to Suez Canal. Egypt bombed by British jets.
Suez Canal with ships. President Nasser interviewed.
French units embarking at Marseilles. British troops embarking in Cyprus.
British troops board plane, wave goodbye.
War ships on  Eastern Mediterranean. British war planes flying, British bombers .
White House Eisenhower and Sec of State Dulles talking at desk. Ike speech declaring no US involvement in conflict & matter to be brought before UN.
Exterior UN building. Inside UN assembly.

220515          08.22.44 - 08.24.25            1956   Sd        b/w    

Near East Crisis - Invasions Complete, UN will take over
French, British and Israeli forces hold their positions as UN discussions go on re Suez Canal. Russians hint at volunteer forces being aired.
Port Said in smoke after bombing, sunken vessels in harbour. Sign 'Port Said Aerodrome". Aftermath of attack: walls with bullet holes, destroyed buildings with people in windows smiling. Anglo-French forces in streets, shot from tank patrolling.
Suez crisis

220515          08.26.42 - 08.27.14            1956   Sd        b/w    

News in brief - Carrier Yorktown
Navy goes on the alert and disperses its forces ready for instant action. Planes deployed on carrier Yorktown. Rations brought aboard carrier. Sailors in uniform. Women wave goodbye.
Suez crisis
Mid-East crisis

220515          08.29.31 - 08.31.01            1956   Sd        b/w    

UN at Suez - Hammarskjold flies to head peace drive
UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold boards plane. Devastated Port Said in aftermath of French - British bombing. Burning buildings. Man in street pulls two corpses on cartwheel. Bodies lying in street, sheep next to bodies.  Egyptian troops walk by with military escort. Tanks in streets as local population watches.
Canadian general E.L.M. Burns out of plane, to command  UN forces.
troops in jeep.
Sunken ships on canal. Farmers with donkey and cart.
Suez crisis

220511          02.06.40 - 02.12.57            1958   Sd        b/w    

Middle East Crisis. West Moves Troops, Calls on UN to act.
Top shot Beirut - American marines landing in Lebanon. Local crowds - Troops in jeeps - fighter bombers of 6th fleet overhead. Local ice cream vendor. Unloading ammunition - troops on beach - troops moving into Beirut - guarding Beirut airport.
02.07.54 Eisenhower explains Americas action in landing troops in Lebanon.
02.09.00 Military build up - night shots planes moving - 2nd Marine Division enplaning at Cherry Point. Clock - five to midnight. Troops loading planes for airlift. Day shots as more American troops board aircraft.
02.10.06 Airborne troops from Germany  at Adena airbase in Turkey.
02.10.29 British paratroops from Cyprus boarding planes bound for Jordan. RAF planes take off.
02.10.54 US aircraft carrier Leyte being loaded with supplies. US sailors in phone boxes phoning home after leave cancelled. Navy boarding ship.
02.11.34 UN building - interiors - Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge calls for decisive action by UN and says US marines will be withdrawn if UN act.

220511          02.13.10 - 02.15.56            1958   Sd        b/w    

Mid East Crisis. Lull In the Storm Follows Troop Move
Demonstration outside US embassy in Moscow against the sending of American troops to the Lebanon. Signs, Hands off Lebanon. Plaque of the US embassy. Crowds gather outside embassy - people hanging signs on embassy gates - police trying to control crowd.
02.14.16 Lebanon coastline - US troops and tanks on beach - landing craft. Lebanese locals talking to American soldiers.
02.15.07 Jordan - British troops - unloading suplies from aircraft - military equipment.
02.15.30 Syria -  Cheering crowds for Nasser - Nasser waves from balcony.

220511          02.19.40 - 02.22.15            1958   Sd        b/w    

Mid East Crisis - Area Quiet Pending UN Summit Talks.
Nasser walking in group, crowds cheering Nasser on 6th anniversary of the overthrow of Farouk. Nasser speaking from podium - microphones.
02.20.17 Lebanon - Robert Murphy, US negotiator,  meets President Chamoun.
02.20.37 Rome - American evacuees from Iraq arriving at airport - men women and children down aircraft steps
02.20.53 Jordan - street scene - flags flying at half mast for  King Feisal and government leaders killed by Iraqi rebels nine days previously. King Hussein addressing press conference. US airlift vitally need fuel to Jordan - unloading gas cans from globemaster plane.
02.21.50 United Nations - Khruschev calls for summit talks. Top shot New York - UN building

220511          02.26.11 - 02.37.19            1958   Sd        b/w    

Action in the Middle East, Beirut, Lebanon
Two US officers chatting by jeeps, one boards. Jeep in hospital tent area, soldier unloads film boxes - carries them to tented area and checks labels before covering with tarpaulin. Helicoptor coming into land. Red Cross on tents - Man, Chaplain ? coming out of hospital tent. CU Chaplains insignia on hat. Group of Chaplains talking, one taking notes. Chaplain leafing through book.  Ambassador McClintok, Robert Murphy, Gen. Paul D. Adams and Gen. Chehab as they chat outside of the US Embassy. The AMLANFOR Honor Guard assembled in front of Embassy as a civilian takes a picture of them.
02.30.38 Soldier getting haircut in the field - boxes of coca-cola. Two lebanese men sitting by tree with dog
Bivouac area - old stone built house. Soldiers relaxing amongst trees, soda stand
02.32.53 Camouflage netting over ammo dump. Helicoptor carrying crate lowers to ground. Soldiers unloading ammunition boxes. Small helicoptor takes off. Another helicoptor drops more ammunition which is unloaded and carried in boxes.
02.36.16 Beirut dock area - US sailors on quay. Troopship coming into dock

220511          02.37.40 - 02.47.40            1958   Sd        b/w

Action in the Middle East, Beirut, Lebanon
L-19 plane warms up, taxis off. Jeep tow H-34 copter. Sign "Aviation Det, TF 201". Helicoptor H-34 flies in hovers, picks up load of ammo on pallet. Pallet comes loose. The copter signals and man repeats hookup of ammo load. MLS, ground man hooks up pallet of supplies underneath H-34 copter. Cut to the copter flying off with supplies. CU, ground man signals with his arm.
02.41.01 The transport USNS Upshur arrives at pier. LA, officer at rail at stern of vessel. Union Jack flies from staff. American seaman handle lines in securing ship. CU, secured lines. Tilt-up to lines secured on ship. CU face of black soldier at porthole. An officer and a civilian walk up gangway. They are an American Col. and a newsman. American soldiers of the Delta Force at rail. Troops of the Delta Force debark from troopship, walk along pier. VS, men crowded pn pier, others coming off ship. Troops as they come off the ship and walk along pier. (The last two scenes are soft.)