Report of Operations to the Saudi Arab Government by the Arabian American Oil Company 1952

Original colour illustrated wraps 22 x 28cm. (3), 56pp English and (3), 56pp Arabic, illustrated colour and b/w with photos, maps and charts throughout. Dated 15 April 1953 to Aramco Chair F.A. Davies' transmittal letter. Covers good only with patches of scuffing, interiors near fine. Davies' letter notes new high operating levels alongside a decline in the demand for Saudi oil and production without any direct reference to the Abadan Crisis, and he emphasises what Aramco is doing to improve the lot of its Saudi workers in terms of housing meals, medical care, recreation, wages, training, and encouragement given to Saudi contractors. He also reflects on the near completion of the Saudi Government Railroad, and increased distribution of Aramco products within the country. The main chapters cover petroleum operations; engineering, supply and transportation; the people of Aramco; health; industrial training; industrial community and agricultural development.