Project Ajax scene - Speaker Deck

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Scene 3 Panel 6 Dialog Truman: So what have we got? Project Ajax scene Page 16/204

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Scene 4 Panel 5 Dialog Bradley: It's a mine field, Mr. President, Project Ajax scene Page 21/204

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Scene 4 Panel 6 Dialog Bradley: plain and simple. Project Ajax scene Page 22/204

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Scene 5 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: For Project Ajax scene Page 26/204

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Scene 5 Panel 3 Dialog Bradley: Iran, Project Ajax scene Page 27/204

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Scene 5 Panel 4 Dialog Bradley: for Britain, Project Ajax scene Page 28/204

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Scene 5 Panel 5 Dialog Bradley: possibly for the whole Project Ajax scene Page 29/204

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Scene 5 Panel 6 Dialog Bradley: free world. Project Ajax scene Page 30/204

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Scene 6 Panel 2 Dialog Truman: McGhee? Project Ajax scene Page 33/204

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Scene 7 Panel 1 Dialog McGhee: Agreed. Project Ajax scene Page 34/204

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Scene 7 Panel 2 Dialog McGhee: The Iranians want the heads of all Brits. Project Ajax scene Page 35/204

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Scene 7 Panel 3 Dialog McGhee: And anyone perceived as a friend of the Brits. Project Ajax scene Page 36/204

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Scene 7 Panel 4 Dialog McGhee: Including us. Project Ajax scene Page 37/204

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Scene 8 Panel 1 Dialog McGhee: Grady in Tehran calls the situation, Project Ajax scene Page 38/204

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Scene 8 Panel 2 Dialog McGhee: and I quote Project Ajax scene Page 39/204

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Scene 8 Panel 3 Dialog McGhee: "most Project Ajax scene Page 40/204

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Scene 8 Panel 4 Dialog McGhee: explosive." Project Ajax scene Page 41/204

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Scene 8 Panel 6 Dialog Truman: And Britain? Project Ajax scene Page 43/204

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Scene 9 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: They're seriously poised Project Ajax scene Page 44/204

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Scene 9 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: to invade. Project Ajax scene Page 45/204

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Scene 9 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: That oil company Project Ajax scene Page 46/204

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Scene 10 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: is their country's single biggest income source. Project Ajax scene Page 47/204

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Scene 10 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: Lose it Project Ajax scene Page 48/204

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Scene 10 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: and their whole economy Project Ajax scene Page 49/204

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Scene 10 Panel 4 Dialog Acheson: starts teetering. Project Ajax scene Page 50/204

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Scene 10 Panel 5 Dialog Acheson: They'll stop at nothing to get it back. Project Ajax scene Page 51/204

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Scene 11 Panel 7 Dialog Truman: We've got to Project Ajax scene Page 58/204

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Scene 12 Panel 1 Dialog Truman: jump in now Project Ajax scene Page 59/204

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Scene 12 Panel 2 Dialog Truman: or it's all going to Project Ajax scene Page 60/204

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Scene 12 Panel 3 Dialog Truman: explode. Project Ajax scene Page 61/204

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Scene 12 Panel 5 Dialog McGhee: Beg pardon, Mr. President, jump in and do Project Ajax scene Page 63/204

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Scene 13 Panel 1 Dialog McGhee: what? Project Ajax scene Page 64/204

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Scene 13 Panel 2 Dialog McGhee: If we tell Britain to Project Ajax scene Page 65/204

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Scene 13 Panel 3 Dialog McGhee: back off, Project Ajax scene Page 66/204

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Scene 13 Panel 4 Dialog McGhee: we'll just get into a fight with them. Project Ajax scene Page 67/204

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Scene 13 Panel 6 Dialog Bradley: Which, Project Ajax scene Page 69/204

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Scene 14 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: if it Project Ajax scene Page 71/204

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Scene 14 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: spirals out of control, Project Ajax scene Page 72/204

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Scene 14 Panel 4 Dialog Bradley: could split Project Ajax scene Page 74/204

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Scene 15 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: the whole Project Ajax scene Page 75/204

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Scene 15 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: Western Project Ajax scene Page 76/204

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Scene 15 Panel 3 Dialog Bradley: Alliance. Project Ajax scene Page 77/204

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Scene 19 Panel 1 Dialog Truman: Leaving the Project Ajax scene Page 85/204

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Scene 19 Panel 2 Dialog Truman: Soviets Project Ajax scene Page 86/204

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Scene 19 Panel 3 Dialog Truman: unopposed in Europe. Project Ajax scene Page 87/204

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Scene 19 Panel 4 Dialog Truman: unopposed in Europe. Project Ajax scene Page 88/204

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Scene 20 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: Exactly, sir. Project Ajax scene Page 89/204

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Scene 21 Panel 1 Dialog Truman: Hoo boy. Project Ajax scene Page 90/204

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Scene 21 Panel 2 Dialog Truman: And if we were to just let Britain Project Ajax scene Page 91/204

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Scene 21 Panel 3 Dialog Truman: invade? Project Ajax scene Page 92/204

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Scene 21 Panel 4 Dialog Truman: Then what? Project Ajax scene Page 93/204

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Scene 22 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: Among other things, Project Ajax scene Page 94/204

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Scene 22 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: the Soviets would be Project Ajax scene Page 95/204

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Scene 23 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: highly motivated Project Ajax scene Page 96/204

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Scene 23 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: to step in on Project Ajax scene Page 97/204

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Scene 23 Panel 3 Dialog Bradley: Iran's side. Project Ajax scene Page 98/204

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Scene 23 Panel 4 Dialog Acheson: The Soviets vs. the West. Project Ajax scene Page 99/204

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Scene 24 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: God knows how many countries Project Ajax scene Page 100/204

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Scene 24 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: would get sucked into that Project Ajax scene Page 101/204

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Scene 24 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: fight. Project Ajax scene Page 102/204

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Scene 25 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: World War Project Ajax scene Page 103/204

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Scene 27 Panel 3 Dialog Truman: The Project Ajax scene Page 109/204

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Scene 27 Panel 5 Dialog Truman: we're screwed Project Ajax scene Page 111/204

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Scene 27 Panel 6 Dialog Truman: no matter what we do. Project Ajax scene Page 112/204

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Scene 29 Panel 10 Dialog Acheson: I see one slim option, sir Project Ajax scene Page 124/204

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Scene 31 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: very Project Ajax scene Page 127/204

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Scene 31 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: slim. Project Ajax scene Page 128/204

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Scene 33 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: First, Project Ajax scene Page 135/204

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Scene 34 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: we Project Ajax scene Page 136/204

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Scene 34 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: Britain Project Ajax scene Page 138/204

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Scene 34 Panel 4 Dialog Acheson: to stand down Project Ajax scene Page 139/204

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Scene 35 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: just Project Ajax scene Page 141/204

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Scene 35 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: for now. Project Ajax scene Page 142/204

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Scene 36 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: a letter Project Ajax scene Page 144/204

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Scene 36 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: to Project Ajax scene Page 145/204

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Scene 36 Panel 4 Dialog Acheson: Atlee Project Ajax scene Page 146/204

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Scene 36 Panel 5 Dialog Acheson: personally. Project Ajax scene Page 147/204

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Scene 37 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: to God Project Ajax scene Page 149/204

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Scene 37 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: we can stall him. Project Ajax scene Page 150/204

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Scene 38 Panel 5 Dialog Truman: And? Project Ajax scene Page 158/204

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Scene 39 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: Then we work quickly: Project Ajax scene Page 159/204

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Scene 39 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: pry open even a Project Ajax scene Page 160/204

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Scene 39 Panel 3 Dialog Acheson: small window Project Ajax scene Page 161/204

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Scene 39 Panel 5 Dialog Acheson: dialogue. Project Ajax scene Page 163/204

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Scene 40 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson: We then step up as mediators Project Ajax scene Page 164/204

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Scene 40 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: and hammer out a deal for everyone. Project Ajax scene Page 165/204

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Scene 41 Panel 3 Dialog McGhee: A window for dialogue? Project Ajax scene Page 168/204

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Scene 41 Panel 4 Dialog McGhee: Meaning get Mossadegh to agree to talk to Project Ajax scene Page 169/204

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Scene 41 Panel 5 Dialog McGhee: the Fraser gang? Project Ajax scene Page 170/204

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Scene 42 Panel 2 Dialog Acheson: Yes. Project Ajax scene Page 175/204

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Scene 42 Panel 3 Dialog Bradley: Uh! Are you dreaming, Dean? Project Ajax scene Page 176/204

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Scene 43 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: Even if we Project Ajax scene Page 177/204

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Scene 43 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: could get a Project Ajax scene Page 178/204

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Scene 43 Panel 3 Dialog Bradley: diplomat safely Project Ajax scene Page 179/204

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Scene 43 Panel 4 Dialog Bradley: into Tehran Project Ajax scene Page 180/204

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Scene 43 Panel 5 Dialog Bradley: right Project Ajax scene Page 181/204

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Scene 43 Panel 7 Dialog Bradley: which is doubtful Project Ajax scene Page 183/204

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Scene 44 Panel 1 Dialog Bradley: who in the world's Project Ajax scene Page 184/204

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Scene 44 Panel 2 Dialog Bradley: good enough to cajole Mossadegh Project Ajax scene Page 185/204

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Scene 44 Panel 3 Dialog Bradley: into that? Project Ajax scene Page 186/204

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Scene 47 Panel 1 Dialog Acheson/Truman: Harriman. Project Ajax scene Page 196/204

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Scene 47 Panel 4 Dialog Narrator: W. Averill Harriman. Project Ajax scene Page 199/204

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Scene 47 Panel 5 Dialog Narrator: Yale Skull and Bones, racer of Thoroughbreds, Project Ajax scene Page 200/204

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Scene 47 Panel 6 Dialog Narrator: director of the Marshall Plan in Europe. Project Ajax scene Page 201/204

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Scene 48 Panel 1 Dialog Narrator: Called "infallible" in diplomatic circles, Project Ajax scene Page 202/204

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Scene 48 Panel 2 Dialog Narrator: Harriman could talk the talons off a hawk Project Ajax scene Page 203/204

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Scene 48 Panel 3 Dialog Narrator: without disturbing a feather. Project Ajax scene Page 204/204