British Diplomatic Oil Crisis: Contemporary Anglo-Saxon Geopolitical Rivalries in the Persian Gulf: Drawing a Lesson? Or Sir Anthony Eden‘s Delusion of Grandeur.

whether
the dispute was a threat to international peace and security
or was essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of Iran; second,
the determination, in relation to the scope of domestic
jurisdiction, of the competence of the Security Council and the
jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. The British
delegation went into an emergency consultation with their
supporters, and on 19th October, Lacoste of France proposed that the
debate be adjourned until after the International Court of Justice
had given its verdict. The British representative, Sir Gladwyn Jebb,
accepted this resolution. The Council passed the resolution by eight
votes to Russia’s single opposing vote, Yugoslavia and Britain
abstaining.39 In the meantime the British
general election came on 25th October 1951, an ample period away
from the Hague court’s hearing, Churchill took the place of Attlee.

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