Evening star., 1951-07-07
.Iranians Press
Plans 10 Seize
Oil After Riots
10000 Pro-Reds
Demonstrate Against
Hague Court RULING
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, July Iran
pushed ahead today with plans to
take over the billion-dollar prop
critics of the Anglo -Iranian Oil Co.,
following violent street demon
strations against a compromise
suggested by the international
court.
Shouting death to Anglo
American imperialism" and death
to the Hague Court" bicycle bril-
Igades of 10000 young pro-Com-
Imunists rode through the city last
night protesting the courts ruling
that Iran suspend it's nationaliza-
ton laws. About 100 persons were
injured.
\ The court recommended that a
thve-man board of two Britons,
two Iranians and one neutral SUI
pervise activities until a COM
promise could be worked out.
Decision Denounced.
| Premier Mohammed Mossa-
Idegh's government denounced the
courts decision and said it had
no jurisdiction over the dispute
between Iran and the British
controlled company.
British Ambassador Sir Francis
Shepherd delivered a note to For
eign Minister Bagher Kazemi to
day asking Iran to abide by the
courts ruling. 1t said Britain
would name its representatives to
the proposed board shortly and
asked Iran to do the same.
1 Iran then issued a statement
saying the courts decision was not
valid" 1t did not formally reject
the British suggestion which left
the door slightly open for negotia-
tionS.
i A government spokesman said
1ranian oil commissioners hope to
start control of the giant oil re-
finery at Abadan in two weeks
and then move into the Khuzistan
oil fields.
! A British Embassy spokesman
said Iranian rejection of the court
would make withdrawal of British
technicianS inevitable. Observers
feel such a withdrawal would
bring about a collapse of the oil
industry here since there are few
IranianS to take over the skilled
jobs.
2 Groups Fight Each Other.
The bicycle brigade ran into
opposition from youthful mem
bers of the Labor Party, an off,
shoot of DR.. Mossadegh's National
Front. Both groups favor oil ma
tionalization, but are otherwise
opposed.
Melees started in various parts
OF the capital as the two groups
fought each other with fists, sticks.
knives and tree branches. There
were many broken arms and legs
but no deaths were reported. One
OF the clashes took place in front
OF the National Bank Hospital.
where Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlevl is recovering from an
apendectomy.
Ihe youths were in high spirits.
celebrating the end of Ramadan'
the Moslem month of fasting.
AT Abadan, the end of Rama
dan was made the occasion for
a parade by $500 goose-stepping
government troops. Nearly the
whole division which guards the
khuzlstan oil fields paraded.
showing off their American, Brit
lsh and Italian equipment.
Enthusiastic crowds shouted an
proVal and roared support for
Hussein Makki, right-hand man
to the Premier in the takeoyer
OF the AIOC properties.
Ihere were no disorders and
none OF the British employees at
the refinery were molested.
Takeover to Be Gradual.
A spokesman said the Iranian
OIL commission intends to take
over the refinery-Which is the
world's biggest-one department
at time. He said this was be-
cause OF the complexity of run
ming the huge establishment.
A1OC ha salready cut produc-
ton to less than half of normal
IN an effort to keep the plant run
nlng until a possible solution to
the problem could be worked out.
| General Manager Eric Drake.
VINO left Iran after being accused
OF sabotage, will not be permitted
to re-enter the country, the gov
ernment radio said.