Difference between France and Great Britain over the location of the Mediterranean terminus of the Mosul oil pipe line may delay the admission of Iraq to the League of Nations, according to the “Paris Journal” which says, “Great Britain must satisfy France regarding the site of the pipe line and the elimination of the Iraq-Syrian frontier before Iraq will be admitted to the League of Nations.”
Great Britain is desirous of having the pipe line transporting the oil from the Mosul concession in Iraq to pass through Transjordania and Palestine to the port of Haifa, while France seeks to have the pipe line pass through Syrian territory ending at either Tripoli or Alexandretta. Great Britain is emphasizing that its wish for Haifa as the Mediterranean terminus is also Iraq’s wish.
The Mosul oil concession, one of the most valuable in the world, is owned by the Iraq Petroleum Company, formerly known as the Turkish Petroleum Company. The concessionaire has four groups, the Shell, a Dutch concern, the Standard Oil Company, which is American, a French firm, and the Anglo-Persian, a British company.
King Feisal of Iraq is now in Berlin where he is carrying on negotiations for the opening of the Mosul oil fields and the construction of the pipe line to the Mediterarnean.
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