FIGHT FOR OIL
AMERICAN PARTY FOR BAKU. SOVIET’S APPROVAL. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, January 18. A New York party of engineers and officials of the Barnsdall Corporation, one of the largest oil-producing companies in the United States, will sail on January 27th for Baku, marking the first step in the opening up by American operators of this rich oilfield, which has been the hone of contention of English, American, and Italian interests. The mission will work under ft concession from the Moscow Government, with the approval of the State, Department, and has priority rights in the Caucasus. President Day, of the Barnsdall Corporation, obtained the concession some time ago, when, as president of the American Trade Corporation, he became practically foreign agent of the Communist 'Republic'- of l - Azerbaijan, and of Georgia and Armenia. The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku, which is connected by rail with Batum, in Georgia.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11423, 20 January 1923, Page 6
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152FIGHT FOR OIL New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11423, 20 January 1923, Page 6
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