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CIA documents acknowledge its role in Iran's 1953 coup
Topic Started: Aug 20 13, 8:28 (1,857 Views)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23762970

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he CIA has released documents which for the first time formally acknowledge its key role in the 1953 coup which ousted Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadeq.

The documents were published on the independent National Security Archive on the 60th anniversary of the coup.

They come from the CIA's internal history of Iran from the mid-1970s.

"The military coup... was carried out under CIA direction as an act of US foreign policy," says one excerpt.

Mohammad Mossadeq, Iranian prime minister until being overthrown in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1953
Prime Minister Mossadeq was overthrown after a bid to renationalise Iran's oil industry
The US role in the coup was openly referred to by then US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 2000, and by President Barack Obama in a 2009 speech in Cairo.

But until now the intelligence agencies have issued "blanket denials" of their role, says the editor of the trove of documents, Malcolm Byrne.

This is believed to be the first time the CIA has itself admitted the part it played in concert with the British intelligence agency, MI6.

Mr Byrne says the documents are important not only for providing "new specifics as well as insights into the intelligence agency's actions before and after the operation", but because "political partisans on all sides, including the Iranian government, regularly invoke the coup".

The documents were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive, a non-governmental research institution based at George Washington University.

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"By the end of 1952, it had become clear that the Mossadeq government in Iran was incapable of reaching an oil settlement with interested Western countries... was motivated mainly by Mossadeq's desire for personal power; was governed by irresponsible policies based on emotion; had weakened the Shah and the Iranian Army to a dangerous degree; and had cooperated closely with the Tudeh (Communist) Party of Iran.

In view of these factors, it was estimated that Iran was in real danger of falling behind the Iron Curtain; if that happened it would mean a victory for the Soviets in the Cold War and a major setback for the West in the Middle East. No remedial action other than the covert action plan set forth below could be found to improve the existing state of affairs"

Donald Wilber, coup planner, summary, Document 1

Iranians elected Mossadeq in 1951 and he quickly moved to renationalise the country's oil production, which had been under British control through the Anglo-Persian Oil Company - which later became British Petroleum or BP.

That was a source of serious concern to the US and the UK, which saw Iranian oil as key to its post-war economic rebuilding.

The Cold War was also a factor in the calculations.

"t was estimated that Iran was in real danger of falling behind the Iron Curtain; if that happened it would mean a victory for the Soviets in the Cold War and a major setback for the West in the Middle East," says coup planner Donald Wilber in one document written within months of the overthrow.

"No remedial action other than the covert action plan set forth below could be found to improve the existing state of affairs."

The documents show how the CIA prepared for the coup by placing anti-Mossadeq stories in both the Iranian and US media.

The coup strengthened the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - who had just fled Iran following a power struggle with Mossadeq and returned following the coup, becoming a close ally of the US.

The US and UK intelligence agencies bolstered pro-Shah forces and helped organise anti-Mossadeq protests.

"The Army very soon joined the pro-Shah movement and by noon that day it was clear that Tehran, as well as certain provincial areas, were controlled by pro-Shah street groups and Army units," Wilber wrote.

"By the end of 19 August... members of the Mossadeq government were either in hiding or were incarcerated."

The Shah returned to Iran after the coup and only left power in 1979, when he was overthrown in the Islamic revolution.


LOL this just makes me laugh, they finally admitted to installig the crappy shah, just because Iran nationalised its oil.
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Hardly even matters, all Iranian regimes have been Anti-Kurd so far.
I am confused by God's wisdom:
In this world of States
Why have the Kurds remained Stateless, dispossessed,
What for have they all become fugitives, condemned?


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Assist any person oppressed
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RawandKurdistani
Aug 20 13, 11:54
Hardly even matters, all Iranian regimes have been Anti-Kurd so far.
Actually the democratic Iran in 1951 was the only hope for the Kurds to gain concessions through democratic means. Although Mohammad Mossadeq was still a iranian nationalist.
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jjmuneer
Aug 21 13, 12:02
RawandKurdistani
Aug 20 13, 11:54
Hardly even matters, all Iranian regimes have been Anti-Kurd so far.
Actually the democratic Iran in 1951 was the only hope for the Kurds to gain concessions through democratic means. Although Mohammad Mossadeq was still a iranian nationalist.
It would have never happened anyway, those sneaky Persians would corrupt the system just to avoid Kurds gaining anything at all.
I am confused by God's wisdom:
In this world of States
Why have the Kurds remained Stateless, dispossessed,
What for have they all become fugitives, condemned?


Ahmad Khani

Feed the hungry and visit a sick person
And free the captive
If he be unjustly confined
Assist any person oppressed
Whether Muslim or non-Muslim


- Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (PBUH)


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Azamat: this is the same good reason for KRG not to nationalize its oil yet

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Prime Minister Mossadeq was overthrown after a bid to renationalise Iran's oil industry
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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Aug 21 13, 1:49
Azamat: this is the same good reason for KRG not to nationalize its oil yet

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Prime Minister Mossadeq was overthrown after a bid to renationalise Iran's oil industry
So you are scared of the USA overthrowing Barzani? That was 50 years ago, to do something like this today would be political suicide.
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They still do heval Egypt's Morssi, or cutting all financial aid to KRG and support a minor party to take over and their other 100 ways of grabbing you by your balls. KRG was actually smart learned from Iran and acted quickly, Iran is now under a massive international embargo for the same exact reason how ever the only difference today is that Iran has built nukes and a powerful army which is something to be reckoned with. KRG is in no status as Iran and I dunno if it ever will be.
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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ALAN
Aug 21 13, 3:05
They still do heval Egypt's Morssi, or cutting all financial aid to KRG and support a minor party to take over and their other 100 ways of grabbing you by your balls. KRG was actually smart learned from Iran and acted quickly, Iran is now under a massive international embargo for the same exact reason how ever the only difference today is that Iran has built nukes and a powerful army which is something to be reckoned with. KRG is in no status as Iran and I dunno if it ever will be.
It isn't related to them nationalising oil though, it is because Iran want to destroy Israel. There are many countries in the world who have nationalised industries. And what you are saying it is good for the KRG to bend over. I don't care if it is Russia, China or any other country, but I think they should take firm stance.
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what does nationalizing oil really mean?
What's the difference between not nationalizing it, and nationalizing yet? You do sell it either way, right?
biji kurd u kurdistan !!
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I must agree though. I am against denationalizing our national ressources. I would much rather prefer nationalizing all of it. But we need a strong KRG in Kurdistan. A strong KRG is better for PKK too. It is either a KRG that looks like Syria/Egypt or a KRG that looks like today. Far from everything is perfect but at the very least it is a KRG that for the most part is loyal to the Kurdish cause. Also in the other parts of Kurdistan. I guess this is an 'under-table' deal between KRG and USA. KRG gets room to strengthen the Kurdish national struggle and at the same time it has to forget all ideas of nationalizing its oil. It is somehow the poison we have to endure in order to have a safe and rich Kurdish area.
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Aug 21 13, 3:13
what does nationalizing oil really mean?
What's the difference between not nationalizing it, and nationalizing yet? You do sell it either way, right?
With nationalizing the supply is controlled completely by the nation itself. The amount in which you wish to reserve and the amount in which you wish to sell and at what price you set.
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It means: Exxon, Chevron, Total and Gazprom have the expertise and infrastructure ready to work for you and you give a % of the oil they might discover unlike Iran who wants all 100% to itself well they can but now compare KRG to Iran economically and living standards etc... The same happens in gulf states.
If it wasn't for Irans military and its Nuke program NATO would attacked a long time ago, but now with the harsh embargo they are squeezing the people in Iran to a point they will just snap and whoo off the mullah regime the next Gov't will have to give a % or the same thing will carry on for Iran.
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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In a few years we won't really need any "foreign expterise", we Kurds do have specialists who work in this field and we can employ them as government officials in managing the oil industry.
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We can do so with the newly discovered fields but the ones contracted out are usually for 20+ years and we can not touch even if we have experts etc...
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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ALAN
Aug 21 13, 10:06
We can do so with the newly discovered fields but the ones contracted out are usually for 20+ years and we can not touch even if we have experts etc...
Well Alan SK will probably be independant in a few years and we can revert those contracts, now the companies may get annoyed but the actual country will still trade with us. Bu we will wait and see I guess.
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Aug 21 13, 10:06
We can do so with the newly discovered fields but the ones contracted out are usually for 20+ years and we can not touch even if we have experts etc...
Your cynical attitude is depressing.
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