New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
IT. s. to Protect
ALI American
Oil Interests
Hughes Tells Senate Policy
Is 10 Make Representa-
sions Against Monopoly
in Every Part of World
Full Data Is Transmitted
correspondence With Great
Britain. Holland and Mex
leo Included in Record

WASHINGTON, May 16.--Tt is the
rolicv Of the American government "to
!nouire and make representations to
foreign governments in every part OF
tbe world wherever it appears that
,n,nopolstic petroleum concessions
night be granted 80 the possible detri-
ment of American citizens" according
N State Department report signed by
Secretary Hughes and transmitted to
the Senate to-day In answer to q reso-
Iution passed by the Senate year ago.
Mr.. Hughes included in the report
.onies Of communications exchanged
between the United States and the
Netherlands government in reference
70 the Djambi oil fields of the Dutch
Fast IND es and summaries Of State
Department actions taken in Mexico.
The report supplemented and brought
I'D TO date information given the
Senate last year upon the world oil
situation and the diplomatic steps
taken By the Tn ted States in endeav-
Oring to maintain rights of Americans
TO participate in the exp .oitation Of
foreign oil fields.
In all diplomatic communications. the
statement said, it has been emphasized
shst foreign nationals, and corpora
sions controlled by foreign nationals,
have enjoyed privileges in the exnloita-
ton OF American oil fields equal to
those extended TO citizens of the United
States
in the British Empire during the
year, however, the report sa d, the
operations OF the Anglo Persian Oil
Company, in which the British gov
eynment owns two-thirds OF the or
dinary shares, have ste ~ increased. ."
In British dominions and French pos
sessions further steps were said to be
tending to establish cwnersh of oil
developments and potential fields in
the nationals OF the country concerned.
In the Djambj matter, the statement
SAID it was hoped that tie concessions
bill recently passed might be modified
to let Americans partic pate, but under
present conditions it WAS certain tnat
control of the development would go to
the Bataische Petroleum Company and
the Shell Transport ana Trading Com
pauy,"
As to British possessions, the report
ga 4. an agreement was concluded dur
ing ;he ear by when TIE 4ap-an IL
feds were to be exploited under the
direction o. the Ang o-Persian com.
paEy. In Incia. it adds, regulations
ROW reruSe permits 70 prospects tor oil
except to British subjects or companies
controlled bv them. IN Canada the
only new restriction noted was one
denying the right 20 pgo sqe-t or de-
yelop within the Dominion to citizens
o. countries which discriminate against
Canadian subjects.
The te4t OF the San Reno agree
ment, affecting French territories, by
which oi operations hereafter are to
be open only to French nationals and
corporations in which stock is held by
french citizens 10 the extent Of 67 per
cent was incorporated.
Recent decrees promulgated in Mex
leo we're given in the report, together
with a statement that the United d
States had not been informed of any
steps taken to the detriment of Ameri-
can citizens under them, although
representations were continuing in ref
eIence to oil land titles.