(6) It is necessary that all countries be induced to abandon or adequately modify present discriminatory policies and that the interest of our nationals be protected.
(7) Some form of world-wide oil-producing, purchasing, and marketing agency fostered by this Government seems essential to assure the commercial control over sufficient resources to meet the competition of other nationals. England has apparently adopted such a policy.
This board proposed the following program of action:
(1) To secure the removal of all discriminations to the end that our nationals may enjoy in other countries all the privileges now enjoyed by other nationals in ours:
(a) By appropriate diplomatic and trade measures.
(b) By securing equal rights to our nationals in countries newly organized as mandatories.
(2) To encourage our nationals to acquire, develop, and market oil in foreign countries:
(a) By assured adequate protection of our citizens engaged in securing and developing foreign oil fields.
(b) By promotion of syndication of our nationals engaged in foreign business, in order to effectually conduct oil development and distribution of petroleum and its products abroad.
(3) Governmental action—through special agency or board: