Petroleum in Saudi-American Relations: The Formative Period, 1932-1948
Description:
This dissertation is an examination of the American oil industry in Saudi Arabia and its influence on United States foreign policy. The study examines the Americans who went to Saudi Arabia, the effect of the oil companies on Saudi- American relations, and the American government's response to oil company actions. There is an attempt to answer such questions as: Did the oil companies exert pressure on the American government to influence governmental policy? How effective was this pressure? And…
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Date:
August 1978
Creator:
Nairab, Mohammad Mahmud