Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-04-15 | Page 2 | Britain Denies Buying Oil Land

BRITAIN DENIES I BUYING OIL LAND London Loudon Government Owns No V Wells ens in Mexico Is Proclamation r London ondon April 1 H.-A. H. 14 A A report that tho the British so cr government mc t hn had acquired control control con- con rol of ot the Cowdray oil Interests In Mexico is m met t with a denial issued by Reuters limited today It Il was officially announced in London London Loudon Lon Lou don April 4 of that t tho the Royal Roal Dutch Shell Oil company interests had acquired acquired acquired ac ac- control of tho the Mexican Eagle Oil company an Important member of ot the ho Lord Cowdray group roup of oC oil 1 hold- hold holdings InS's ings It la Is previously pre been reported that hat tho the British government o was L II tak- tak In over o its citizens' citizens holding In III the Royal nOal Dutch Shell group roup but hut there thero has never novel been any definite statement to lo lohe the he effect that Otho the tho government go had acquired acquired aCquired ac ac- ac control Washington April 14 H-H H H. H 1 A A. Cunard Cummins British charge In Mexico City has las Issued a denial of oC reports report of ot tho the acqUisition b by the British government o of controlling interest In the Aguilar Oil company A state department dispatch dis Its Its- I patch tOda today quoted a n statement L by the tho charge barge published there In El EI Universal which said I have hn received recel official authorization from Crom m my government ov to state tate that th the government go of or hl his Britannic Britannic Brit Brit- majesty Is not nol Interested In an any oil company which IM lf OP operating rL or 1 which rna may cont contemplate operating Inthis in inthis this his republic