Show GREA GREAT T BRIT BRITAIN AIN OUT OUTTO TO CONTROL IN Oil GAME E Even en Property in Wyoming Reported Affected I I by Plans i LONDON March 13 Correspond Correspond- of the Associated Press Press- Profiting by the costly experience of the the war when it was compelled to toI i send Rend enormous sums Into other coun coun- I i tries in p payment ment for petroleum a nd 1 petroleum products the British government government gov- gov has adopted a clearly del deI de- de I fined policy and is already credited J l with financially backing what is expected expected ex- ex here to develop into the most powerful oil producing refining and transporting enterprise in the hIstory of oC the industry Stories concerning the governments government's have havo been in circulation on aI a I I umber of occasIons and recently j I vere rere revived by reports that the theto to al Shell Dutch Oil Interests were to take tako control of the Mexican Eagle Cagle on Oil company an Important member of the Lord Cowdray group FIRST MOVE TAKEN The governments government's first important I movement movement It was stated stated-bY authorities author author- ties here will be the creation of a permanent ministry which will be charged with the tho task of acting as petroleum adviser for all all' departments r It will have control of the department of oil terrItorY within the territory and will advise and assist British companies or individuals in obtainIng concessions and leases leases' in foreign countrIes as well as help to conduct their oil business ss in countries outside the empIre The importance r of the ministry will bo be better understood understood under under- stood when It Is realized that a large part of the the- undeveloped oil territory I of the world lies under British dominion dominion do- do minion and according to British law I the capital of every oil company operating in British territory m must st be not less less' than 60 per cent British owned and all the control must be bein bein in the hands of British citizens TO COMBINE COMPANIES The next next move move in the development of this policy It is asserted is the combination under the tho protection ot of the government ot of the most Important oU oil compan companies es operating in B. B B I t and neutral countries if they ar are wholly hony 7 or partly partly- British owned These Include Include In- In clude such concerns as s th the Royal Dutch the Shell and the Lord Cowdray Cowdray Cow Cow- dray interests It recently became known that the British government was buying th tho holdings of British citizens in the Royal Dutch the ownership ot of which was then conceded to be 60 per cent Dutch and 40 per cent British Accompanying Accompanying Ac- Ac companying these statements were equally interesting stories concerning the Shell Shen Transport and Trading company's securities whose ownership was closely allied to that of the Royal Dutch This Royal Shell Dutch group controls con con- I trots immense production in many lands including many properties inthe in the Oklahoma Oklahoma-I Texas Oklahoma Texas ansas-Texas California Califor- Califor I nia and Wyoming fields and has a department which take takes note of all that is gOing on in the oil I world |