63. Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what terms he proposes to grant prospecting and operating licences to the Conoco Somal Ltd. (United States) and the Standard Vacuum Oil Co. (United States) for oil mining in Somaliland.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe Government of the Somaliland Protectorate have granted licences to Conoco Somal Ltd. which follow generally the lines of the Colonial model licences, and it is expected that similar licences will be granted shortly to the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company.