Black Gold In The Pacific

The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated independent stations present the Pacific Stories. This is the story of the Pacific, the drama of the millions of people who live around this greatest sea, where the United States is now committed to a long-term policy of securing the peace.

This is the background story of the events in the Pacific, and their meaning to us and to the generations to come. Tonight's Pacific story comes to you as another public service with drama the past and present and an interview with Ralph K. Davies outstanding authority on petroleum and deputy petroleum administrator for war black gold in the Pacific that sound

is music to my ears rotary drill making hole drilling down for rock and shale and sand to bring out oil. Yep, it's music to my ears, but not particularly sweet music right now. I've just come back from a tour of the Pacific. I thought you might be interested in what I found out. It will concern you all the rest of your life.

A lot of changes have taken place out there and today the two most powerful nations on earth. Russia and the United States, which happen to face each other across the Pacific are the two leading producers of petroleum in the world.

Now that may not seem important just off the bat, not until you remember what Lord Kurzmann said at the close of World War I. World War was won by the Allies, not only by blood but by oil. And what Winston Churchill said. The Allies floated on the sea of oil to the crypt. Or what one of our ablest and most resourceful enemies said.