Pictures of Abadan in 1951

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In July 1952, the Royal Navy intercepted the Italian tanker Rose Mary and forced it into the British protectorate of Aden on the grounds that the ship’s petroleum was stolen property. News that the Royal Navy was intercepting tankers carrying persian oil scared off other tankers and effectively shut down oil exports from Iran.

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