Drama Scene Script Study - Live Action

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1. Seq 0 Scene 001 Panel 001 Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 1/36
2. Seq 0 Scene 001 Panel 002 Truman: What have we got? Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 2/36
3. Seq 0 Scene 001 Panel 003 Truman: What have we got? Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 3/36
4. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 001 General Bradley: It's a mine field, Mr. President, plain and simple. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 4/36
5. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 002 General Bradley: For Iran, for Britain, possibly for the whole free world. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 5/36
6. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 003 Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 6/36
7. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 004 Truman: McGhee? Mcghee: Agreed. The Iranians want the heads of all the Brits. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 7/36
8. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 005 McGhee: And anyone perceived as a friend of the Brits. Including us. Grady in Tehran calls the situation, and I quote... Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 8/36
9. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 006 McGhee: ... "most explosive." Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 9/36
10. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 007 Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 10/36
11. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 008 Truman: -deep sigh- Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 11/36
12. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 009 Truman: ...and Britain? Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 12/36
13. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 010 Acheson: They're seriously poised to invade. That oil company is their country's single biggest income source. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 13/36
14. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 011 Acheson: Lose it and their whole economy starts teetering. They'll stop at nothing to get it back. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 14/36
15. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 012 Truman: We've got to jump in now or it's all going to explode. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 15/36
16. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 013 Truman: We've got to jump in now or it's all going to explode. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 16/36
17. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 014 McGhee: Beg pardon, Mr. President, jump in and do what? If we tell Britain to back off, we'll just get into a fight with them. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 17/36
18. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 015 General Bradley: Which, if it spirals out of control, could split the whole Western Alliance. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 18/36
19. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 016 Truman: Leaving the Soviets unopposed in Europe. General Bradley: Exactly, sir. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 19/36
20. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 017 Truman: Hoo boy. And if we were to just let Britain invade? Then what? Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 20/36
21. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 018 General Bradley: Among other things, the Soviets would be highly motivated to step in on Iran's side. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 21/36
22. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 019 Acheson: The Soviets vs. the West. God knows how many countries would get sucked into that fight. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 22/36
23. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 020 General Bradley: World War Thr-- Acheson: Omar! Let's not-- Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 23/36
24. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 021 Truman: (impatient, frustrated) The point is we're screwed no matter which we do. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 24/36
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26. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 023 Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 26/36
27. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 024 Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 27/36
28. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 025 Acheson: I see one slim option, sir -- very slim. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 28/36
29. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 026 Acheson: First, we press Britain to stand down just for now. Draft a letter to Atlee personally. Hope to God we can stall him. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 29/36
30. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 027 Truman: And? Acheson: Then we work quickly: pry open even a small window for dialogue. We then step up as mediators and hammer out a deal for everyone. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 30/36
31. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 028 McGhee: (skeptical) A window for dialogue? Meaning get Mossadegh to agree to talk to the Fraser gang? Acheson: Yes. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 31/36
32. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 029 General Bradley: Uh! Are you dreaming, Dean?? Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 32/36
33. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 030 General Bradley: Even if we could get a diplomat safely into Tehran right now -- Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 33/36
34. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 031 General Bradley: which is doubtful -- who in the world's good enough to cajole Mossadegh into that? Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 34/36
35. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 032 Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 35/36
36. Seq 0 Scene 002 Panel 033 Acheson and Truman: Harriman. Drama Script Study - Operation Ajax (Laurie) Page 36/36