Business & Finance: Copper Quarrel

Rich & powerful in their far-flung mineral empire, the Brothers Guggenheim must have been glad to see last week behind them. Threatened in Chile by political agitation against their nitrate interests, in Manhattan, on their copper front, they faced the Belgian Congo's prolific Katanga. Nor were they alone in their fears of potent Union Miniere du Haut Katanga. Represented by Belgian Minister of State Emile Francqui and his cohorts, MM. Fernand Pisart & Camille Gutt, Katanga was forcing a hard bargain on a conference of the world's copper producers. Further curtailment of output...

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