This somewhat hypocritical reply did not satisfy the Federal Government. Great Britain might be in agreement with its contention that "oil resources should be thrown open for development without reference to nationality," but that did not make her open up Mesopotamia to Americans. And on the occasion of a meeting of the Council of the League of Nations at Paris, to examine in detail the problem of mandates, Washington, to annoy London, sent a Note on February 1, 1921, demanding that the question of mandates over former German colonies should be reconsidered. In the end America won her point, for during the negotiations which were conducted in London at the end of July 1922, Walter Teagle asked that the shares in the _Turkish Petroleum_ granted to the _Anglo-Persian_ (50 per cent.), to the _Royal Dutch_ (25 per cent.), and to France (25 per cent.) should be reduced in order to make room for American interests. Deterding protested, but finally accepted. The British Government gave way immediately. It is a doubtful victory for the United States, for who knows when this region will be pacified? And France will do her utmost to avoid the diminution of her share. The Angora Government showed itself at Lausanne determined to resume possession of the Mosul region, which is so rich in oil and which M. Clemenceau gave up to Britain with so little resistance. The Struggle for Djambi Meanwhile the _Royal Dutch_, which, in agreement with the _Anglo-Persian_, had asked the British Government to reserve for it the exploitation of Mesopotamian deposits, was endeavouring to monopolize the new deposits discovered at Djambi in the Sunda Islands. Djambi is the last great territory to be exploited in the Dutch Indies; the oil-fields in this district cover four million acres. At first the designs of the _Royal Dutch_ met with no opposition, and it obtained from the Dutch Lower Chamber the grant of these deposits for its subsidiary, the _Bataafsche Petroleum_. But two representatives of the Standard brought a communication to the Dutch Chamber and Ministers at The Hague. The _Standard_ offered to found a company in partnership with the Dutch Government, which would hold half the territories of Djambi on the same terms as the _Royal Dutch_. It recalled the fact that in the United States the Dutch had been given every facility, and counted on reciprocal treatment. This unexpected communication caused great disturbance in the financial and political world of the Netherlands. A deputy asked if the note from the _Standard_ came from the American Government. The Prime Minister replied that he did not know, but that in any case this note must express the views of Washington. A Socialist member proposed exploitation of the whole field by the State; this was defeated by 55 votes to 24. The Liberals, fearing international complications, were opposed to the Government plan. Finally, the Second Chamber adopted this plan by 49 votes to 30.