The Anglo-Persian Oil Dispute 1932-33
1974; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/002200947400900406
ISSN1461-7250
Autores Tópico(s)Global Energy Security and Policy
Resumocompanies. 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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