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Oil becomes basic element in American foreign policy
The piece argues oil now drives U S foreign policy linking energy needs to defense and Middle East interests. It notes rising domestic consumption, imports, and the strategic role of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, with political tensions over Palestine and defense planning.
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United States
John L. Lewis
America
Defense Forrestal
House
Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
Palestine
Ibn Saud
Washington
Near East
Brewster Committee
Senate
Arabian
Persian Gulf