Iraqi soldiers move into Southern Iran during the Iraqi invasion of Iran. Iraqi tanks roll past civilians on bridge over the Shatt al-Arab river. A ship in the Shatt al-Arab river. Sign in English and Arabic says, “Welcome to Iran”. A desert dirt road in Iran. Iraqi military vehicles parked in a garage. Smiling Iraqi soldiers posing together, raising their hands with the “V” sign. (Iran-Iraq War period.)
A Canadair C-4 Argonaut operated by BOAC, taxis in rapidly, using inboard engines only, and parks on airport tarmac, at Abadan airport, Iran. The only passenger to deplane is U.S. Ambassador to Iran, Henry F. Grady (probably arriving from Tehran). He is met and greeted by a reception committee. Closeup of Ambassador Grady, making some remarks, as a member of the press stands next to him, holding a microphone. Next, he is seen conversing briefly, with another man, before walking towards the airport terminal building, followed by others.
U.S. Ambassador to Iran, Henry Grady, walks with a manager of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, at its main facility in Abadan, Iran. The manager is explaining aspects of the plant to Grady. Next, the manager is seen pointing out features of the facility to W.Averell Harriman, President Truman's personal representative, as Ambassador Grady stands behind them. Change of scene, shows the manager and ambassador Grady high on a platform overlooking the facility, as Harriman joins them. They stand with huge pipes behind them as the manager points out items of interest in the expanse of petroleum tanks and other things below them. View from behind the guests and accompanying escorts, looking out at set of 13 tall chimneys rising from building in the facility yards below. More clusters of chimneys are seen in far background.
Crew operate Anglo-Iranian Oil Company facility at Abadan, Iran. Under the watchful eye of a supervisor, Iranian petroleum workers labor together in teams of several men each, to manipulate valves on a network of large pipes running close to the ground, at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company facility in Abadan, Iran. To obtain better spacing and turning leverage, the workers employ shaped steel rods inserted into the valve wheels. A single worker closes a valve, inside a building. Another worker looks at a meter amongst a group of such devices, in the building. Two workes close a valve, as a supervisor watches. Several men walk across network of pipes and manipulate control valves outdoors. View of building with "Gas Oil Pump House" written on it in English and Persian.
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).
British people in Iran during tensions surrounding Iran's nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. A building with a sign that reads 'Abadan Printing Works'. An arrow points towards the entrance. A man sits at the corner of the building below the sign. People outside the entrance. They walk away. Daily News newspaper with headline, "Talks on Oil Dispute Broken Off in Tehran." A man strikes off the name of the newspaper 'Daily News'. A British man types on a typewriter. Two other British men standing near him leaf through papers. The name of the newspaper ' Daily News' is struck off and a paper is placed on the newspaper. The men go through papers as the typist types.