W. Averell Harriman is escorted to palace and greeted by officials. Harriman and Mrs. Harriman sit with Iranian officer. Harriman, Mrs. Harriman, Henry Grady, and Vernon Walters are escorted along outdoor walkway. Harriman and Grady are escorted across open courtyard. Harriman and Brady walk by American flag on pole in garden. Frustrated photographer insists on taking photograph.
Young men and women parade in a street with placards and banners in support of Mossadeq (Mosaddegh) and nationalization. Military passes in trucks. Policemen line up outside palace. Young man arrested. Stones on the road after demonstrations
Views of Khūzestān Province and Esfahan (Isfahan) Persia, circa 1916. (The southern part of Khuzestan was also known as "Arabistan.") Rugged hills and dunes in desert region. A single dirt road through part of the area connecting some clusters of dwellings. Water splashing from the rear driving wheel of a Stern wheeler river boat underway on the Karun River. Black smoke billowing from the boat's stack. It appears to be towing a barge. Several long wooden passenger boats tied up at riverside, near building. Palm trees in the background. Closeup of art on the dome of the ancient Safavid-era Shah Mosque in Esfahan (aka Isfahan). Front of the mosque, with minarets. Iranian man herding some livestock and Merchants bringing goods to market on donkeys, passing through ancient arch way. Some men and a girl walking through the town. Two men smoke hookahs. A sandal maker at work. A local bazaar, lined with merchants selling their wares. People walking through the bazaar, including one who appears to be a British Colonial Officer in the South Persian Rifles.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran visits the United States. Motorcade of Shah of Iran driving over the Bear Mountain Bridge, in New York and arrives at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. Artillery fire in salute. U.S. troops standing in attention with flags of U.S. and Iran. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and U.S. officer salute. Shah Pahlavi gets out of car and is greeted by U.S. General. Shah Pahlavi and escorting General officer enter into building. Shah Pahlavi and the General review parade of the cadets at West Point. Shah Pahlavi shakes hands with West Point cadets, and then enters car and his motorcade drives away.
The Imperial Iranian Navy in Iran. Imperial Iranian Navy marines with machine guns in patrol swift boats. A machine gun pointing upwards. View of the Imperial Iranian Navy destroyer. Iranian marines wearing life vests rush to their positions on board. A gunner adjusts naval artillery. A marine brings an artillery shell. Naval gun crew fire anti-aircraft gun. Marine viewing the target from artillery stand. The artillery officer gives out order to fire. Marines use binoculars to view the Persian Gulf. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about the role of the Imperial Iranian Navy in helping Iran’s independence and modernization. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. The Shah speaks in French.
Group of villagers who were attacked by a rabid wolf, in Sahneh, Iran. Wounds on a young boy, and others on an older man, are pointed out by an elder in white clothing. Wounds on another man are shown. (Slate states that he later died of rabies.)