ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO.
THE NAVY'S NEED. [Br Elbotbio Telbgbaph—Oopybight' [United Pbbm Amooiation.l London, June 17. Mr Churchill moved for a grant of two million pounds out of the Consolidated Funds to acquire control'of the Ax'ilo-Persian Oil Co. He' stated that the concession covered an area as large as France and jGfermariy. The Borer wells alone would suffice for the Navy's need for many years. An arrangement would be necessary to prevent the company being swallowed by the Shell Transport Co., and also to enable the Government to control the price of fuel.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 48, 18 June 1914, Page 6
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92ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 48, 18 June 1914, Page 6
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