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In late June or July, I was called to locate princess Ashraf
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Coup 53

In late June or July, I was called to locate princess Ashraf and convince her to involve...

In late June or July, I was called to locate princess Ashraf and convince her to involve herself in the then upcoming coup

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In late June or July, I was called to locate princess Ashraf
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and convince her
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to involve herself in the then upcoming coup.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:58
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amirani Media

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Movie Summary

Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
Your British counterpart was in fact Norman Darbyshire - Coup 53 00:06
Your British counterpart was in fact Norman Darbyshire
Norman Darbyshire was a very competent individual - Coup 53 00:07
Norman Darbyshire was a very competent individual
He spoke Farsi fluently, French, - Coup 53 00:06
He spoke Farsi fluently, French,
Well, you know the old wartime habit of using the BBC. - Coup 53 00:04
Well, you know the old wartime habit of using the BBC.
Well, we persuaded them and gave her the message that - Coup 53 00:13
Well, we persuaded them and gave her the message that
We wanted to hammer it home that it was - Coup 53 00:06
We wanted to hammer it home that it was
We made it clear that we would pay expenses - Coup 53 00:07
We made it clear that we would pay expenses
At one point in the negotiations - Coup 53 00:22
At one point in the negotiations
So, I thought if this is what it takes - Coup 53 00:10
So, I thought if this is what it takes
She had not been out the room long that day - Coup 53 00:12
She had not been out the room long that day
And he said, "Do you really have the authority to do this?" - Coup 53 00:05
And he said, "Do you really have the authority to do...
And he said, "Well if I did that, I would probably be sacked." - Coup 53 00:06
And he said, "Well if I did that, I would probably be...
Well, she was quite a flighty woman - Coup 53 00:07
Well, she was quite a flighty woman
Eventually we said - Coup 53 00:08
Eventually we said
Ashraf flew to Tehran from Paris and delivered the letter - Coup 53 00:12
Ashraf flew to Tehran from Paris and delivered the letter
Six days ahead of Ashraf - Coup 53 00:08
Six days ahead of Ashraf
Kermit Roosevelt was Harvard educated, - Coup 53 00:17
Kermit Roosevelt was Harvard educated,
Roosevelt of course knew nothing about Iran, did not know Persian. - Coup 53 00:05
Roosevelt of course knew nothing about Iran, did not know...
He was more like uhh - Coup 53 00:06
He was more like uhh
A lot of this was done by MI6. The coup - Coup 53 00:14
A lot of this was done by MI6. The coup