People gathered in street

The transcript discusses the intention to seize the oil industry and expropriate a British company. Offers from Anglo-Iranian to increase royalties are dismissed, and extremists in Tehran demand immediate confiscation.

What was the primary intention regarding the oil industry?

• To modernize it

• To seize control and expropriate a British company

• To sell it to another country

• To shut it down

How did the parties react to the Anglo-Iranian offers?

• They negotiated further

• They scornfully rejected the offers

• They were indifferent

• They accepted the offers

What was the nature of the Anglo-Iranian offers?

• To decrease royalties

• To eliminate royalties

• To maintain current royalties

• To increase royalties substantially

Who was demanding immediate confiscation in Tehran?

• Business leaders

• Foreign diplomats

• Extremists

• Moderates

What was the reaction in Tehran regarding the oil industry?

• Support for foreign investment

• Calls for immediate confiscation

• Protests for better working conditions

• Demands for technological upgrades