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title: Iran News poster 52c, flood relief and rationing (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52c-flood-relief-farsi-1956/
description: A Farsi 'Latest News' sheet in red and grey. Four photographs show men mixing flour at a distribution, officials handling ration cards, a portrait of Mr.
section: Collection
---

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# Iran News poster 52c, flood relief and rationing (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)

A Farsi 'Latest News' sheet in red and grey. Four photographs show men mixing flour at a distribution, officials handling ration cards, a portrait of Mr. Ala and a collapsed vaulted building. Captions say each person receives a little flour, sugar and some dates, that ration cards are being distributed among the afflicted, and that Mr. Ala asked for help for flood victims. The tell is testimonial: a named official's appeal is the sheet's call to give.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

Original (Persian (Farsi)) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
امشب در این سینما
نمایش داده می‌شود

آخرین اخبار

به هر نفر فقط کمی آرد و شکر و چند عدد خرما می‌رسد.

کارتهای جیره بندی بین آسیب دیدگان توزیع می‌شود

جناب آقای علاء برای سیل زدگان تقاضای کمک کردند

سیل اخیر بیش از ۲۰۰ هزار نفر را بی خانمان و از هستی ساقط نموده است

اخبار ایران
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Tonight this cinema
shows

Latest news

Each person receives only a little flour and sugar and a few dates.

Ration cards are distributed among the afflicted.

His Excellency Mr. Ala appealed for help for the flood victims.

The recent flood has left more than 200 thousand people homeless and deprived of their belongings.

Iran News
```

A small arrow printed beside the flood-toll caption points to the lower photograph.

[← Iran News poster 52b, Shah's USSR trip, locomotives (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52b-shah-ussr-trip-locomotives-farsi-1956/) [Iran News poster 52d, Lankarani murder inquiry (Farsi, distributed in Tehran) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52d-lankarani-murder-inquiry-farsi-1956/)

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