The Archive · 1938

North Oil Monopoly

Relaxed Peiping, Oct, 2 Foreign oil companies resumed the tribution and sale of their pro-Jduets in Inner Mongolia yesterday following the abolition of monopolistic privileges accorded the Mengkiang, Jil Compsiny' under an ordinance of {she Mongolian Autonomous Federated juneil of July 7.

'The ordinance: issued in' order to standardize and maintain a sufficient supply of oil and oil products in the territory under the Council's jurisdiction, following the breakdown of [distribution and sales systems of forjelgn companies as a result of the in-{terruption of communications during the hostilities, was rescinded Septem-'The action of the Council followed [the accusation that the Council was attempting to close the Mongolian' market to foreign oil companies, [thereby infringing upon the established interests of neutral Powers in {the present Sino-Japanese hostilities.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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