The Middle East, oil and the great powers

Introductory; from the d'arcy concession to the rise of Riza Khan; from the rise of Riza Shan to the end of world war II; the northern provinces; the 1984-1953 dispute and nationalization; the aioc, Iran and the international consortium; post-nationalization era: 1954-1971; Iran-development and outlook; early attempts to obtain concessions; from the lausanne conference to the Irq petroeum company; the concession; oil and development of Iraq 1927-1955; revolution and progressive nationalization; development and prospects; from concessions to operations; from lend-lease to pipeline; proposed pipeline and the anglo-American agreement; aramco and Saudi Arabia 1938-1955; progress and prospects 1955-1971; Bharain; Kuwait and the neutral zone; other persian gulf shaikhdoms: Qatar, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Dubai; Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria; Egypt and Turkey; middle east collective instrumentalities..