Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 June 1939Vol. IX, No. 11

Borneo Oil

p. 37 · Read in the full issue

Page 3737

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Honolulu. May 10.

NO wonder Japan would like to possess Borneo.

Holland has reported to Washington that crude oil production in the East Indies for 1938 amounted to 7,398,585 metric tons, the highest in the history of the rich isles. It represented a two per cent, increase over the next best total, which was made in 1937.

Note: Six months ago certain exports of oil from the Indies became secret.

They were destined for Japan—for the war-machines of the Emperor!

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