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Last week the smaller U. S. companies and the British and Dutch oil interests in Mexico hurried to exchange their titles for leases. The largest U. S. oil group, The Huasteca Oil Co. (once Doheny, now Standard Oil) made no applications for "confirmation" of its titles last week. Rumors flew that desperate U. S. oil owners in Mexico are even considering the shocking possibility of defending their property by armed civilians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Vexful Waiting | 12/6/1926 | See Source »

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