Interview with Stephen Van Nostrand, a former executive at the Caltex Petroleum Corporation, discussing his service during World War II, his initial employment with Caltex (China) as an aviation representative in South China, the Chinese Revolution in 1949, his assignment as manager of the Caltex Okinawan operation from 1957 to 1959, relations with military government on Okinawa, the formation of Ryuku Oil Corporation, becoming head of marketing for Caltex (Japan) in 1960, his promotion to president of Caltex (Japan) in 1964, joint ventures with Nippon Oil Company and Koa Oil Company, increasing refining capacity from 60,000 bbls. to 900,000 bbls. per day, crude oil contracts, Nippon Petroleum Refining Company, refinery rehabilitation and construction, Shun Nomura and his role in Caltex operations in Japan, Caltex relations with MITI, Nippon Oil Staging Terminal Company, relations between Caltex (Japan) and New York headquarters, OPEC and its effects upon Caltex (Japan), character sketches of Neal Lilley, Alec Singleton, and James Voss (former chairmen of the board, Caltex), and he comments about various Japanese oil executives.
