What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 1919
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 35.69° N, 51.39° E
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Tehran.
Summary
The Anglo-Persian Agreement, signed in Tehran, grants the UK access to all Iranian oilfields in exchange for financial and other contributions. The Majlis (Iranian parliament) refuses to ratify it on 22 June 1921.
Anglo-Persian Agreement
1919 agreement between the United Kingdom and Persia
The Anglo-Persian Agreement, known in Iran as the Contract of 1919 involved the United Kingdom and Persia, and centered on the drilling rights of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The "agreement" was issued by British Foreign Secretary, Lord Curzon, to the Persian government in August 1919. It was never ratified by the Majlis.
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