Word: dhahran
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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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...
...friendly vanguard of defense against Communism." Also, "Israel's support of the West, [which] is dependable, no matter whether or not that state is admitted into the Western alliance system." Gains "in Saudi Arabia have been considerable. Apart from the oil . . . they include an American air base at Dhahran...
...Mediterranean and into Turkey. There, in the vicinity of Mount Ararat, the West's defenses end-and Soviet opportunity begins. An offensive rolling through Iran and on to Iraq 120 miles away might easily overrun the West's advanced air bases at Habbaniya (Iraq) and Dhahran (Saudi Arabia). It might also outflank Turkey and open the back door to Europe...
...Anyone desiring to cross 13 miles of water from Dhahran to Bahrein for a weekend must pay a head...
...profession, Salih was a thief, by avocation, Salih was a Romeo. Last week his skilled shuttling between both talents was the talk of U.S. oilworkers in the Aramco base at Dhahran...