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Här finns lite mer ingående fakta kring Mossadeq och händelserna runt nationalisering av oljeindustrin. Oljebolaget erbjöd en större del av vinsten och även tillslut att man skulle dela 50/50. Men man var inte nöjd med det och tog över hela skiten. England plockade då hem sin tekniska expertis och oljeutvinnegn stannade av helt. Det var inte så snyggt och städad.
In the 1949 election of the Majlis the one major issue was gaining more revenue from the petroleum companies operating in Iran, primarily the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). The members of the Majlis elected in 1949 sought to renegotiate the agreement with the AIOC. Another company, Persian Gulf Oil, had an agreement that called for equally sharing of profit with the government and the Majlis wanted the same arrangement with the AIOC. In 1950 AIOC offered an increased share of profits to the Iranian government but not the 50-50 sharing that the Majlis wanted. Mohammad Mossadeq gained the chairmanship of the committee of the Majlis that dealt with government-company agreements. This committee, under Mossadeq's leadership, rejected the AIOC offer. Later, in 1951, when the AIOC was willing to grant a 50-50 profit sharing Mossadeq's committee rejected that offer and opted for full nationalization of AIOC's properties. When the Prime Minister recommended against nationalization he was assassinated. The Majlis in March of 1951 enacted the legislation nationalizing the petroleum industry. Mossadeq and his National Front Party were politically dominant. The Shah was reluctant to appoint Mossadeq as the new Prime Minister but after public demonstrations he did so.
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