A public hearing will be held by the New York State Commission Against Discrimination on charges that Aramco, the Arabian American Oil Company, discriminates against Jews by refusing to hire Jews, it was confirmed here today by Elmer A. Carter, chairman of the State Commission. Mr. Carter said that he will soon appoint three members of his commission to conduct the hearing. No date for the hearing has been fixed as yet.
The issue has been pending since the American Jewish Congress filed a complaint against Aramco before the commission in 1956. Two years later, Mr. Carter ruled that an exception granted Aramco by the New York State body in 1950 should stand; The AJC fought the issue through the New York State Courts, and the State’s highest court ruled finally that the commission must conduct a public hearing.
Efforts to conciliate the issue, made recently, have now collapsed. The oil company conceded that it bars Jews from most jobs, but has argued that such steps are required by its agreement with the Government of Saudi Arabia.
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