Oil And the Killing of the American Consul in

Oil and the Killing of the American Consul in Tehran explores the Anglo-American tensions over the control of oil in Iraq and Persia after WWI and the impact of American Vice-Consul Robert Imbrie's murder. Using evidence from U.S. State Department documents, this detailed work argues that Imbrie was the victim of a conspiracy aimed at consolidating British power in the region.

Mohammad Gholi Majd holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University

CHAPTER 1 Anglo-American Discord on Middle East Oil	1	(58)
CHAPTER 2 Exchange of Notes and American-British "Oil Entente"	59	(40)
CHAPTER 3 American Interest in North Persia Oil and Persian Offer to Standard Oil	99	(60)
CHAPTER 4 Standard Oil-Anglo-Persian Combination and Rivalry with Sinclair Oil	159	(54)
CHAPTER 5 Sinclair Concession and Impact of Oil Scandal in America	213	(26)
CHAPTER 6 The Killing of Consul Imbrie: A Documentary Account	239	(46)
CHAPTER 7 A Whitewash of the Crime and a Travesty of Justice	285	(44)
INDEX	329	(22)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	351

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