Representatives of the British-controlled Iraq Petroleum Company have opened negotiations with the Syrian authorities for establishment of an oil refinery in Lebanon.
The company’s plans call for a refinery output sufficient to cover the requirements of the civil and military population of Syria and of the French Mediterranean fleet.
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