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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...investigation of Arabian oil in the immediate future would be against the background of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. To take a hard look at this smeary oil picture, the Senate committee has called in former Senator Burton K. Wheeler (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS), a skilled scandal snuffer who first won national attention while investigating Teapot Dome. Wheeler has not yet decided whether a fulldress investigation is warranted. But last week all signs pointed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: The Smell of Scandal? | 5/5/1947 | See Source »

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