The traditional Western stance on compensation was expressed by United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull during the Mexican nationalization of the petroleum industry in 1938, saying that compensation should be "prompt, effective and adequate".
Tradicionalni zapadni stav o kompenzaciji je izrazio Sekretar SAD Cordell Hull, godine 1938 i tijeku Meksičke nacionalizacije naftne industrije, da kompenzacija treba biti “brza, učinkovita i adekvatna”.