It is reported that the Japanese have offered to contract for half a million barrels of oil annually from Mexico in return for technical aid in building a pipeline across the Isthmus of Tehunatepec (is shown in the above map) from Minatitlan to Salina Cruz. Mexican spokesmen said they preferred to deal with democratic countries, but did not close the door to sales to Japan, which were reliably stated to be seriously considered.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20511, 30 May 1938, Page 13
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73It is reported that the Japanese have offered to contract for half a million barrels of oil annually from Mexico in return for technical aid in building a pipeline across the Isthmus of Tehunatepec (is shown in the above map) from Minatitlan to Salina Cruz. Mexican spokesmen said they preferred to deal with democratic countries, but did not close the door to sales to Japan, which were reliably stated to be seriously considered. Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20511, 30 May 1938, Page 13
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