The Anglo-Persian Oil Dispute 1932-33

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ID10073859
AuthorsPeter J Beck (0009-0004-4155-4816, corresponding author)
Year1974
Volume9
Issue4
Pages123-151
Publication date1974-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002200947400900406
OpenAlexW1991835351
LanguageEN
Citations received6

companies. Oil has, therefore, been an important determinant of relations between the great powers on the one hand and countries like Iran on the other. This development has been accompanied by increased government involvement in oil affairs as well as by closer co-operation between government and big business, a trend already apparent during the interwar period when the British government was drawn into a dispute between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) and the Persian government during 1932-33. A more serious dispute arose in 1951 when the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) was nationalized.1 The British government refused to recognize the nationalization decree and claimed that the existing concession agreement could not be renounced unilaterally. The question embraced far more, however, than the interests of a British company and the sanctity of international law; Britain's whole standing in the Middle East appeared to be at stake especially in view of the support given to Iran by the Arab states and Russia. In spite of this Britain rejected a forceful solution, relying upon a diplomatic settlement and the resumption of negotiations. An agreement

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