Post by Diarist on Dec 17, 2017 5:34:20 GMT 1
A committee of experts reported to the League of Nations that an oil embargo against Italy would take three and a half months to become effective, and even that would only be if the United States agreed to curtail its booming oil business with Italy.
Source: "League Experts Decide Oil Ban Depends on U.S". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 13, 1936. p. 11.
Pearce, Jeff (2014). Prevail: The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935–1941. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63220-096-9.