§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare what information he has on the subject of recent discoveries of oil in Turkey, especially in the Anatolia Province; to what extent German oil technicians are assisting in exploratory works; and whether German companies own oil concessions.
§ Mr. FootIn recent years a number of drilling operations have been carried out by Maden Tetkik ve Arama Enstitusu Petrol Grubu, largely in the Ramandag and Adana districts. Although these operations have not been without result I understand that oil has not yet been discovered in commercial volume. Before the war approximately 14 German technicians were employed in Turkey on oil exploration duties. To-day only two remain. According to my information no oil concessions in Turkey are owned by German companies.