Word: aramco
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...desert sands stretch north, south and west as far as the eye can see outside the efficient, modern executive offices of the Arabian American Oil Co. in Dhahran. The headaches that keep Aramco's bosses awake at night are largely conditioned by the sands, for Aramco, in bringing new riches to the desert, has brought new values as well. Last year all 14,000 of Aramco's Saudi Arab workers walked off the job. "Do you know what the strike leaders were asking for?" one of the bosses asked me. "It wasn't just raises. They wanted...
...found his scuppers awash with criticism. Other shippingmen attacked the deal as a step toward monopolizing the shipment of Saudi Arabian oil;* the British and U.S. Governments both protested to Saudi Arabia that the deal would squeeze out shipping companies now carrying the oil. And Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco) complained that its interests as a producer were endangered...
...John C. Snyder, newly appointed Dean of the School, heads the group of University specialists who will work with the Aramco medical staff in Dhahram, Saudi Arabia. Aramco, sponsor of the project, will contribute funds at the rate of $100,000 annually...
...Spark. Though Sultan was Ibn Saud's 16th son, he was one of his favorites. Unlike some of the other 43 sons, he was able and hard working. As mayor of the capital city of Riyadh, he had done a first-rate job, and in negotiations with Aramco he had amazed the American oilmen with his quick mind. Matchmakers suggested that Alia and Sultan would make a good couple; Ibn Saud and El Solh's widow agreed. Sultan heeded his father and in traditional Arabic style delicately indicated his wish to Mme. Solh through go-betweens. Unaware...
That did it. Last week, defiantly demanding that the government release their leaders, 13,000 of Aramco's 15,000 native workers walked out in a surprisingly well-organized general strike. Nothing like this had ever happened before in autocratic Saudi Arabia: strikers rioted in front of a police station, slugged foreign workers and stoned vehicles...