Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-22 | Page 15 | U. S. Sends Note on Oil Rights

I U. U S. S SENDS NOTE ON OIL RIGHTS I II I w WASHINGTON Nov Through 22 22 Through dispatch dis dis- dispatch patch of another note to Great Britain the state department has taken talen another step in Its effort to develop a clear definition I of the rights of or all powers in mandate territories Officials refused yesterday to discuss the notes note's contents The new note Is one of or a series which had its origin in reports deports that the British Brit Brit- I ish and French governments at the San Remo conference last spring ne negotiated an agreement t by which the oil rl rights in inthe inthe inthe I the British mandate territory of Mesopotamia tamia were to 11 be e divided i dd dds between t the two I II countries r The United s States er Is understood understood under under- dt stood to have taken talen the position from the first that all of the powers should poso posa possess possess pos pos- I I sess equal a rights In the I exploitation of mandate d countries o I f I