Key Information
Reference code
WOODHOUSE 8/2
Title
Copy released CIA papers and related press cuttings, 2000, concerning British and US involvement in the 1953 Iranian military coup
Date(s)
- 2000 Apr - Jun (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
11 items
Scope and content
Papers relating to the release in Apr 2000 of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) papers on British and American involvement in the 1953 Iranian military coup, Operation AJAX and Operation BOOT, including: copy of the released CIA papers; letters from WM Roger Louis to Christopher Montague Woodhouse, 26 Apr and 22 Jun 2000 and press cuttings on the release, including in the New York Times, 16 Apr 2000; article 'Musaddiq and the dilemmas of British Imperialism' by WM Roger Louis. 11 items