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Show YANKS TO OPERATE IN BAKU TERRITORY MOSTOW. Sept. 22 A contract with the Barnsdall corporation of New York, which gives Americans concessions to operate In t he Ba k u territory, has been completed, ac-1 cording to announcement made otday I by M. Sarabriakoff. manager of thai Baku oil fields. The contract now awaits the signatures and ratification ratifica-tion by the soviet representatives. Under the terms of the agreement the Americans are given the right to Install machinery snd develop oil wells on a percentage basis for at least fifteen years. Henry Mason Day. . representing the corporation, is expected to sign the contract- |