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Crichton was also involved with several other oilmen who negotiated drilling rights in [[Cuba]] under President [[Fulgencio Batista]]. [[Standard Oil]] of [[Indiana]] signed an agreement with the Cuban-Venezuelan Oil Voting Trust Company (CVOVTC), a unit originally established by [[William F. Buckley, Jr.|William F. Buckley, Sr.]], for access to fifteen acres. During the mid-1950s, CVOVTC was one of the four or five most traded entities on the [[American Stock Exchange]].

Crichton was also involved with several other oilmen who negotiated drilling rights in [[Cuba]] under President [[Fulgencio Batista]]. [[Standard Oil]] of [[Indiana]] signed an agreement with the Cuban-Venezuelan Oil Voting Trust Company (CVOVTC), a unit originally established by [[William F. Buckley, Jr.|William F. Buckley, Sr.]], for access to fifteen acres. During the mid-1950s, CVOVTC was one of the four or five most traded entities on the [[American Stock Exchange]].

Batista's [[communist]] successor, [[Fidel Castro]], reduced the size of claims for oil exploration to a maximum of two thousand acres and ended large-scale explorations by private companies.<ref name=spartacus/> ​

Batista's [[communist]] successor, [[Fidel Castro]], reduced the size of claims for oil exploration to a maximum of two thousand acres and ended large-scale explorations by private companies.<ref name=spartacus/>

 

The rise of Fidel Castro ruined CVOVTC, which had invested $30 million looking for oil in Cuba. The company was de-listed in December 1960 from the American Stock Exchange.<ref name=spartacus/>​

The rise to power of Fidel Castro ruined CVOVTC, which had invested $30 million looking for oil in Cuba. The company was de-listed in December 1960 from the American Stock Exchange.<ref name=spartacus/>​

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