Show FEW YIELD TO TOMEL MEL MEX OIL LAW W Only 4 Americans Have Complied Kellogg Reports WASHINGTON Feb 16 CRy It ByThe The Associated Press Press Pres Only four of the more mor than two score cor Amer Amor- AmerIcans Americans leans owning oil lands In Mexico have havo applied for tor under the tho petroleum laws of Mexico the senate was informed today by Secretary Kel- Kel Kellogg loce Kel-loce logg These are ar the tho Pennsylvania Mexican Fuel company the th Texas Petroleum and Asphalt company the East Coast Oil company an and the New England Fuel Oil corn com company com company pany Replying to a resolution of Inquiry by Senator Norris Republican lican Itcan Nebraska the secretary said It was his understanding that tho two first mentioned companies were not actively producing pe- pe petroleum petroleum pe In Mexico and that the thc theother theother other two owned no fee tee property In that country Tho The other 43 3 persons person and cor- cor cor corporations the message to the sen sen-ato sen ate ato added have hav refused or have havo lIed failed to accept the pro provisions of the so-called so petroleum law of Mexico LIST These com companies panIcs were list listed specifically as aa a having h refused to accept the th new nw petroleum law At- At Atlantic Atlantic At Atlantic lantic Refining company Atlantic Gulf Oil corporation Humbel Oil on companY Island Oil and Transport corporation Stand Stand- Standard Standard ard arti Oil company of o California Standard Oil company of New Jersey Mexican company An Anglo lo Mexican Petroleum company Ltd Royal Dutch Shell Sh and Leopold New Borg Bor W V L ani Malcolm Molcolm C C Anderson Secretary Kellogg said the state stale department understood that these concerns controlled about 30 60 O per percent percent cent of the actively producing petroleum lands of Mexico ac- ac ac acquired before the Mexican con con- constitution con constitution of 1917 and that they produce about 70 TO per cent of ot the theall oil all produced In Mexico GOVERNMENTS GOVERNMENT'S POSITION Replying to the Inquiry In the Norris resolution Secretary Kel- Kel K logs l-logs logS said Kald The Th department or of state late has hns not given gl any advice or instructions to any per per- per per-Bons eons Gons or corporations with regard to the tho th above mentioned petroleum law la- laIt It has baa supplied Interested American citizens or their coun- coun el coun-el tel ael with full tuil Information regard regard- regarding regard Ing the th general position of or th the government of the Ih United States 8 with respect to the tho i of American nationals owning prop prop- property property property erty In Mexico so that any taken by such nationals might be based upon a complete complot und under understanding r- r standing of oC the position of or th the government of the th United States In the premises RECORDS The secretary declined to com corn comply comply ply with the th senates senate's request for Cor copies cople of or the correspondence pass pass- Inc pau-Inc lug ng between the th department and interested Americans saying saying- he rould not see eo that the corre- corre would throw any light upon pon the th situation 00 00 |