August 13, 1951 — St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Letter)
| The Mossadegh Project | September 11, 2024 |
Bert A. Doering (1891-1968) a 59-year old World War I veteran in St. Louis, Missouri, not only followed the Iran oil crisis in the news, but wrote letters to the editor of local newspapers defending Iran’s sovereign rights.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat
August 13, 1951
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To the Editor:
In several recent editorials you have commented on the Iranian oil situation, consistently suggesting that profits derived from Iranian produced oil be split 50-50 between Iran and the British Government controlled Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
Whose case are you pleading, and how did you develop that magic mathematical formula for splitting profits in which you have no vested interest?
Are you overlooking the fact that Iran has nationalized its oil wealth, and that exploitation of the resources of small weak nations is no longer England’s privilege?
BERT A. DOERING.
1323 Ambassador Building.
Related links:
Iran Not Helpless | St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Bert Doering, July 1951 Letter)
California Man: Listen to the Voice of the People In Iran (June 1951)
In Defense Of Mossadegh | Letter to Editor, Detroit Free Press (Dec. 11, 1953)
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