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Fifteenth Majlis ends without a vote on the oil agreement

📅 28 July 1949

The parliamentary session closed without voting on the supplemental agreement. Ratification became a central issue in the next election. Opponents argued that financial revisions did not resolve the...

Majlis oil committee says agreement fails to secure Iran’s rights

📅 18 June 1950

An 18-member committee reviewing the Gass-Golshaiyan agreement concluded it did not sufficiently protect Iranian rights. Parliamentary review shifted the debate from royalty arithmetic toward the...

Shah appoints General Ali Razmara prime minister

📅 26 June 1950

The Shah asked army chief Ali Razmara to form a government, replacing Ali Mansur. US diplomatic records described this as an attempt at political stabilization, while the oil concession dispute...

Mosaddegh-chaired commission rejects Gass-Golshaiyan

📅 25 November 1950

A special twenty-member Majlis commission voted to reject the supplemental agreement, arguing that it did not safeguard Iranian interests. The decision consolidated parliamentary opposition but was...

Razmara withdraws the supplemental agreement bill

📅 26 December 1950

After the oil commission and parliamentary debate rejected the agreement, Razmara’s government withdrew the bill. The dispute moved into 1951, when the nationalization campaign intensified. The...