Aramco, the United States, and Saudi Arabia : A Study of the Dynamics of Foreign Oil Policy, 1933-1950

Irvine Anderson carefully reconstructs the years between 1933 and 1950 and provides a case study of the evolution of U.S. foreign oil policy and of the complex relationships between the U.S. government and the business world. Originally published in 1981. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Irvine Anderson carefully reconstructs the years between 1933 and 1950 and provides a case study of the evolution of U.S. foreign oil policy and of the complex relationships between the U.S. government and the business world. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 CONTENTS PREFACE LIST OF TABLES ABBREVIATIONS I. IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN LABYRINTH II. STRATEGIC PLANNERS III. DIPLOMATS IV. FIELD PERSONNEL V. AND CORPORATE OFFICERS VI. FORM A COALITION CONCLUSIONS Appendices ESSAY ON SOURCES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX