Evening star., 1926-12-16
OIL men ASK DATA
FROM MEXICO CITY
Want to Know How Valid
Combinations of Titles Can
Be Issued Under Law
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
Association of Producers OF Petro.
Ieum in Mexico made public a
copy Of a telegram sent Monday to
Secretary of Industry Morones at
Mexico City, in which it was
asserted that the Mexican gov-
ernment has not demonstrated to
such Of the companies as are FOR.
eign corporations how any valid con-
flrrnatory concession can be issued 10
them under the new petroleum law.
Regret is expressed by the -conpae
MES signing the telegram that moth
ing has occurred since last March to
alter the conviction then expressed
TO you by the committee Of executives
that the law and regulations do not
make provision for the adequate pres.
ervation and the valid recognition Of
their unconstitutional rights"
Taking note Of press dispatches at
tributed to the Mexican department of
industry, commerce and labor, in
which, the telegram says, the oil COM
panies were notified that the time
for application for confirmatory con-
cessions on Unconstitutional titles
will expire December 81, 1926, and
that thereafter the penalty of for
feiture provided by law will apply.
the companies make the following
statement of their position:
Eight months have elapsed since
the issuance Of the regulations gov
erning the petroleum law. During
that time formal applications have
been made by some OF the oil compa-
nies for confirmation of certain Of
their rights evidenced by leases Of
fixed duration acquired before May IL
1917. Despite the pendency Of some
of these applications fpr many months,
the industry is not yet officially in
formed as to the manner in which
the government proposes to recognize
and confirm such rights.
".The companies respectfully submit
that they are Justly entitled to an
ample opportunity to consider the
final form and the definitive terms
of any proposed conirmatory conces-
sions which the Government expects
them to accept as constituting a valid
recognition and affirmation OF their
existing definite and legal leasehold
rights.
''As to the very extensive rights
acquired In fee ownership before May
1, 1917, the companies are not aware
OF any application for a conflrmatory
concession.
Wants More Information.
I'm relation to both of the above.
mentioned classes of pre-constitution-
al rights we beg to point out that the
Mexican government has not demon
strated to such Of the companies as
are foreign corporations how any
valid confirmation concession, what
ever its form. can be issued to them
under the law.
''The companies regret to state
that nothing has occurred since last
March TO alter the conviction then
expressed to you by the committee
of executives. that the law and regu.
lations do not make provision for the
adequate preservation and the valid
recognition OF the pre7constitutional
rights"
The companies signing the telegram
were: Compania Mexicana Holandesa,
la Corona" 8. A.; Compania Mexi.
cana Productora RefinAdora de Pc
troieo, Ula Atlantica," s.. A.: Compania
Petrolera del Agwi: Compania Petrol.
era Los Chijoles; Cortezaguada Pc
troleum Corporation; Huasteca Petro-
leum Co.; Humble Oil and Refining
Co.; Island Oil and Transport Corpor-
alton; Mexican Gulf OIL Co; Mexican
Petroleum Co.: Mexican Sinclair Pc
troleum Co.: New England Fuel OIL
Co.; Penn Mex Fuel Co.; Standard
Oil Co. OF California; Standard Oil Co.
OF New Jersey.