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The famous Red Line Agreement, signed July 1928, created a closely held oil monopoly within the circumscribed area low-res JPG hi-res JPG low-res TIFF hi-res TIFF |
The red line drawn on this map is intended to follow the following lines: A-B.- The frontier defined by the Treaty of Berlin of 13th July 1878 and by the Treaty of San Stefano of 3rd March 1878. B-C.- The frontier demarcated by the Turco-Persian Frontier Commission in 1913-14 on the basis of the Protocol signed at Constantinople on the 4(17) November 1913 excepting in sectors a-b and c-d where the red line is intended to follow the line of the previous de facto frontier described on page 139 and 140 of the Minutes of the Frontier Commission in a note dated the 1/14th October 1914 by the Russian and British Commissioners. C-D-E.- The limit of territorial waters of the Arabian peninsula excepting the Sultanate of Koweit and the Farsan Archipelago. E-F.- The frontier defined by the Anglo-Turkish convention of 1st October 1906. F-G.- The red line is intended to follow the decision of the Conference of London on the 13th February 1914 in execution of Article 5 of the Treaty of London of 17/30th May 1913 and Article 15 of the Treaty of Athens of the 1/14th November 1913. G-H.- The frontier defined by the Treaty of Constantinople on the 16/29th September 1913. H-A.- The limit of the territorial waters of Turkey in the Black Sea. |
Akkadian cylinder seal; when rolled upon a surface, authenticated information about ownership; circa 2254-2193 B.C.E. Oriental Institute Museum |
Six-sided inscribed clay prism recording eight military campaigns of King Sennacherib; circa 689 B.C.E. Oriental Institute Museum |
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Artist’s conception of Timur Richard Hook |
Anglo-Persian Oil Company's original 1901 concession BP Archive/BP plc |
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Native workman carrying cans of Anglo-Persian kerosene via mule, circa 1905-1910 BP Archive/BP plc |
Tribal horsemen hired to protect Anglo-Persian oil wells in Persia, circa 1905 BP Archive/BP plc |
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Iraq’s first oil gusher, Baba Gurgur, October 14, 1927 BP Archive/BP plc |
River of oil from Baba Gurgur, October 14, 1927 BP Archive/BP plc |
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British Indian troops shell the Turks during Mesopotamia Campaign, circa 1916 Imperial War Museum requires specific permission from archive |
C. S. Gulbenkian’s passport picture, circa 1933 C. S. Gulbenkian Foundation requires specific permission from archive |
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C. S. Gulbenkian relaxing with kitten C. S. Gulbenkian Foundation requires specific permission from archive |
Detail of a Standard Oil highway map in Nazi Germany featuring a gas station attendant giving a Hitler salute Author’s Acquisition |
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Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Muhammed Amin al-Husseini reviews Moslem Waffen-SS troops in Bosnia, as shown on a Nazi magazine cover, 1944 Author's Private Collection |
Changing of the signs, December 1954 BP Archive/BP plc |
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Winston Churchill during his Admiralty years before World War I Courtesy of Sir Martin Gilbert |
King Faisal in London in 1933 shortly before his death AP Worldwide Photos requires specific permission from archive |
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Saddam Hussein, 1987 Jim Hollander, Reuters/Corbis requires specific permission from archive |
Iraqi Jewish refugees disembarking from plane in Israel during Operation Ezra and Nehemiah. Circa 1950-1951 Government of Israel Press Office Photo Archive |
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Iraqi Jewish refugees being airlifted to Israel Government of Israel Press Office Photo Archive |
Lt. Col. Hughes issuing mission orders to battalion leadership before entering Najaf, April 2003 Courtesy of LTC Christopher Hughes |
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Lt. Col. Chris Hughes outside Najaf, April 2003 Courtesy of LTC Christopher Hughes |
Bravo Company, last inspection before movement to Najaf mosque to meet with Ayatollah Sistani Courtesy of LTC Christopher Hughes |
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