Introduction

Ibid.

3 In researching the nexus between the Iranian crisis and its impact on the development of the Suez Crisis, I relied primarily on BP archives at Warwick Coventry (using the annual reports of the company, minutes of meetings and correspondence between major political figures). The archival documents proved useful, as did the Times and Economist newspapers.

4 See for example, christopher., 2010, Van der Laan Smith et al., 2005; Pfeffer, 1972; Boyd, 1990)..

5 christopher., 2010

6 Penrose, The large International firm in developing countries, 29.

7Buhr, Environmental performance, legislation and annual report disclosure: the case of acid rain and Falconbridge.

8 Freeman, 1984, p.46.

9 Christopher, J. , 2010, p. 688.

10 Van der Laan Smith et al., 2005, p.128.

11 Onslow, S., p.22.

12 Bowie, R., p. 1.

13 Onslow, S., p.2

14 Onslow, S., p.2

15 Bamberg, British Petroleum and global oil 1950-1975, p.75.

16 White, N., The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century, 551..

17 Onslow, S., p. 4.

18 White, N., The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century, 545.

19 Onslow, S., p. 13.

20 White, N., The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century, 555.

21 Muhammad Naguib was the first President of Egypt, serving from the declaration of the Republic on 18 June 1953 to 14 November 1954

22 Yergin, 480

23 Yergin 494, See also http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19570827&id=3u9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PnYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7251,5184368

24 Yergin, 495.

25 Kapstein, 103.

26 Bowie. R, p.16.

27 ARC 42541, 17 April 1956, p.5.

28 Petroleum press service, September 1956 from The British Petroleum Company Ltd, Information Branch.

29 The Financial Times, 8 May, 1957.

30 ARC 42541, 17 April 1956, p.4.

31 ARC 53332, 19 November 1956.

32 ARC 59138, Emergency supply position, 2nd August 1956.

33 Kapstein, p.118..

34 Odell, p.107.

35 Petroleum press service, September 1956 from The British Petroleum Company Ltd, Information Branch

36 Bowie.R, p.21.

37 White, N., The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century, 555.

38 Kapstein, p.103..

39 Quoted in Kapstein, p.105.

40 Quoted in Kapstein, p.112..

41 Smith, T., p. 100.

42 Quoted in Kapstein, p.116..

43 Quoted in Kapstein, p.117..

44 Times, 7 May 1957: The ABC of Oil, The Observer Dec 2, 1956;

45 The Times, 5 June 1952.

46 ARC 42367, 15 April 1957.

47 The Times, 8 May 1957.

48 ARC 42366, 2^nd August 1956.

49 ARC 20548, 3 September, 1956, p.2.

50 ARC 20548, 27 August, 1956,.

51 ARC 59159, 20 September 1957, p.1.

52 ARC 53332, 27 April 1956.

53 Ibid.

54 ARC 20548, 7 September 1956. P.2.

55 ARC 53332, 7^th December 1956, p.2.

56 ARC 59138, 12 November 1956.

57 ARC 59138, 3 November 1956.

58 ARC 53332, 7^th December 1956, p.3.

59 ARC 59138, 26 November 1956.

60 1956 annual report.

61 The Times, 8 May 1957.

62 The Times, 8 May 1957.

63 The Times, 8 May 1957.

64 1957 annual report, p.17.

65 1957 annual report, p.17.

66 The Times, 8 May 1957.

67 The Times, 8 May 1957.

68 The Times, 8 May 1957.

69 ARC 42366, Feb 1956.

70 BP 1956 annual report.

71 BP 1957 annual report.

72 ARC 42367, 13 November 1951.

73 Shell 1950 annual report.

74 Shell 1951 annual report.

75 Shell 1956 annual report.