Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi meeting with Prime Minister Hussein Ala at Sa’adabad Palace (Tehran Province, Tehran, District 1, Taheri St, RC8F+FJ7, Iran), in northern Tehran, Iran. Large garden by Palace and Alborz mountains in background. The Shah of Iran seats himself in a chair, at a desk. The Prime Minister sits and converses with him. Shah of Iran reads several official documents and annotates one. A paper on the desk is labeled: "US News Report."
Scenes of Tehran, Iran during World War 2. A view of the Royal Palace of Tehran. The Sepahsalar Mosque (Jomhuri Ave Baharestan Square, Tehran 11369 Iran) and its minarets. Traffic stops for crossing camel caravan. An American soldier in a Jeep, waits for the camel caravan to pass. Camels, trucks, cars, horse drawn carriage, bicycles, and bus, in a traffic circle in Tehran. Veiled women in streets. A commercial shopping district in the city, with streets, wide sidewalks, and numerous shops in buildings. Many pedestrians and shoppers are seen. Many men and women wear modern Western-style clothes. In contrast, the next scene shows camels and merchants in a traditional old-style open-air market.
Footage from the Tehran Conference (project "Eureka") during World War 2. The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the United States President Franklin Roosevelt and the General Secretary of the Communist Party Joseph Stalin sit on a porch of the Russian Embassy in Tehran, Iran. The three leaders were in Iran for the Tehran Conference at the Soviet Embassy. Officers stand in the background. Prime Minister Churchill's daughter is introduced to Stalin. Premier Molotov, Harry Hopkins and Anthony Eden stand behind.
Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran and his family at the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran) in Tehran. Reza Shah Pahlavi, Queen Fawzia and their three-year-old daughter Shahnaz Pahlavi strolling in the palace grounds. Trees lined on side of the road. The daughter plays with their pet Pekingese dog. The Iranian Royal family poses for a photograph.
Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, enters a hall at the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran) in Tehran. He is resplendent in his uniform. The Shah presents awards to uniformed officers who bow and kiss his hand. He strolls past a line of bowing officers and stops to chat with members of the diplomatic corps. In a different setting, the Shah is accompanied by Empress Soraya, who carries a bouquet of flowers, as they walk through a dining hall where children are seated at long tables. Plates of food are set before the children, who are seen applauding.
Dignitaries lined up outside a hospital building. Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and other VIPs. Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and Queen Consort, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, come out of hospital, where Shah had undergone appendix surgery. Shah and Queen first shake hands with Minister of the Interior General Fazlollah Zahedi. Mosaddegh shakes hands with Shah. His wife with a sad look on her face carries gladiolas through the crowd. Men on motorcycle escort Rolls Royce. Army truck passes on road. Scenes of Iranian capital, Tehran. U.S. Embassy (Tehran Province, Tehran, District 6, Taleqani St, No. 1727, Iran).