Truman

Dialog Truman: "So what have we got?"

Dialog Bradley: "It's mine field, Mr. President . . ."

Dialog Bradley: ". . . plain and simple."

Dialog Bradley: "For Iran . . . "

Dialog Bradley: ". . . for Britian . . ."

Dialog Bradley: ". . . for the whole. . ."

Dialog Bradley: ". . . free world."

Dialog Truman: "McGhee?"

Dialog McGhee: "Agreed. . ."

Dialog McGhee: "The Iranians want the heads of all Brits."

Dialog McGhee: "And anyone . . ."

Dialog McGhee: ". . . percieved as being a friend
of the Brits."

Dialog McGhee: "Including us."

Dialog McGhee: "Grady in Tehran calls the situation . .
."

Dialog McGhee: ". . . and I quote . .
. "

Dialog McGhee: " . . .'most explosive' ."

Dialog Truman: "And Britian?"

Dialog Acheson: "They're seriously poised to invade."

Dialog Acheson: "That oil company is their country's single biggest
income source. "

Dialog Acheson: "Lose it . . . "

Dialog Acheson: " . . . and their whole economy
. . ."

Dialog Acheson: " . . . starts teetering."

Dialog Acheson: "They'll stop at nothing . . ."

Dialog Acheson: ". . . to get it back."

Dialog Truman: "We've got to jump in now or it's
all going to explode."

Dialog McGhee: "Beg pardon, Mr. President . . ."

Dialog McGhee: ". . . jump in and do what?"

Dialog McGhee: "If we tell Britain to back off .
. . "

Dialog McGhee: ". . . we'll just get into a
fight with them."

Dialog Bradley: "Which . . ."

Dialog Bradley: ". . . if it spirals out of
control . . ."

Dialog Bradley: " . . . could split the whole
. . . "

Dialog Bradley: " . . . Western Alliance. "

Dialog Truman: "Leaving the Soviets unopposed in Europe."

Dialog Bradley: "Exactly, sir."

Dialog Truman: "Hoo boy."

Dialog Truman: "And if we were to just let Britian
invade? Then what?"

Dialog Bradley: "Among other things, the Soviets would be highly
motivated to step in on Iran's side."

Dialog Acheson: "The Soviets vs. the West."

Dialog Acheson: "God knows how many countries would get sucked
into that fight."

Dialog Bradley: "World War Thr--"

Dialog Acheson: "Tst! Omar, let's not--"

Dialog Truman: "The point is . . ."

Dialog Truman: ". . . we're screwed no matter which
we do."

Dialog Acheson: " I see one slim option, sir .
. . "

Dialog Acheson: " . . . very slim."

Dialog Acheson: "First, we press Britian to stand down just
for now. "

Dialog Acheson: "Draft a letter to Atlee personally."

Dialog Acheson: "Hope to god we can stall him."

Dialog Truman: "And?"

Dialog Acheson: "Then we work quickly . . ."

Dialog Acheson: "Pry open even a small window for dialogue.
"

Dialog Acheson: "We then step up as mediators and hammer
out a deal for everyone."

Dialog McGhee: " A window for dialogue?"

Dialog McGhee: "Meaning get Mossadegh to agree to talk to
the Fraser gang?"

Dialog Acheson: "Yes."

Dialog Bradley: "Uh! Are you dreaming, Dean?"

Dialog Bradley: "Even if we could . . ."

Dialog Bradley: ". . . get a diplomat safely into
Tehran right now . . . "

Dialog Bradley: ". . . which is doubtful . .
. "

Dialog Bradley: " . . . who in the world's
. . ."

Dialog Bradley: " . . . good enough to cajole
. . . "

Dialog Bradley: " . . . Mossadegh into that?"

Dialog Acheson: "Harriman." Truman: "Harriman."

Dialog NARRATOR : " W. Averill Harriman.

Dialog NARRATOR: "Yale Skull and Bones, racer of Thoroughbreds, director
of the Marshall Plan in Europe "

Dialog NARRATOR "Called "infallible" in diplomatic circles ..."

Dialog Harriman could talk the talons off a hawk without
disturbing a feather.

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