Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987 Page: 84
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Marcello:
Van Nostrand:
Marcello:
Van Nostrand:Another Nippon Oil executive was Mr. Takiguchi.
Mr. Takiguchi was the man who had been trained for ultimate
take-over of the company, and he was very well qualified
for it. As he came up through the ranks, it was obvious
that he was a bright star. He spoke little or no English.
In the boondocks where he was district manager and general
office manager and things like that in coming up, we had
very little contact with him. But he had a hell of a reputa-
tion. He was anti-American, and he was anti-Caltex. He was
"rGreater Japan" through and through, and that was it. We
really did not look forward to the day when he might have a
position of close relationship to us, and it occurred very
suddenly with the resignation of Mr. Kurita. He moved in,
and, as I say, the first year or so I really thought I had
my work cut out for me. This was a kid glove operation.
In what way?
In that we knew that we were going into an antagonistic
atmosphere when we went to the weekly executive committee
meeting or whatever the contact was going to be. And we
were quite certain that all of his remarks were not being
translated out of political politeness (chuckle).
But to cut through a few years, I dontt know of any of
the Nippon Oil top executives that ever developed into being
more of a Caltex booster, a Caltex friend, and a really great
addition to the group s welfare than Takiguchi. I don't
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Van Nostrand, Stephen E. Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987, book, April 20, 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306889/m1/86/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.