Wells of power : the oilfields of south-western Asia : a regional and global study / by Olaf Caroe ; With a foreword by Lionel Curtis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE. THE SETTING : I. THE SPIRIT - II. THE SCENE - III. THE POLITICAL UNITS - IV. ORGANIZATION WITHOUT OCCUPATION - V. THE CHALLENGE ; Note on Dealings of Russian Officialdom in 1600 and 1950 -- PART TWO. OIL : I. THE COMPANIES ; Note on Canadian Oil - II. THE AMERICANS - III. THE HUMAN ELEMENT -- PART THREE. NEW FACTORS : I. ISRAEL - II. PAKISTAN AND INDIA -- PART FOUR. THE DESIGN : I. AIR PATTERN - II. CONCERT OF POWERS -- APPENDIXES : I. THE SAADABAD PACT - II. THE PACT OF THE LEAGUE OF THE ARAB STATES - III. THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY - IV. ANGLO-AMERICAN PETROLEUM AGREEMENT, 1945 - V. PERSIAN SEVEN-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN -- LIST OF MAPS : I. SOUTH-WESTERN ASIA AROUND THE PERSIAN GULF - II. POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AT HEAD OF PERSIAN GULF - III. PIPELINES IN SOUTH-WESTERN ASIA - IV. THE SEVEN THEATRES OF POWER.