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Coll 54/1(S) 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Reconstruction' [118v] (240/940)
The record is made up of 1 file (468 folios). It was created in 20 Mar 1949-13 Dec 1949. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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food supply of many areas lias been increased as the result
of the advice of United States agricultural experts in the
control of animal diseases and the improvement of crops* ^
These are only examples of the wide range of benefits
' resulting from the careful a'pplication of modern techniques
to local problems* The benefits which.a comprehensive
program of expert assistance will make possible con only be
revealed by studies and surveys undertaken as part of the
program itself.
To inaugurate the program p I recommend a first-year
• appropriation of not to exceed #45,000,000. This includes
# 10 . 000.000 already requested in the 1950 budget
activities of this character. The sum recommended will cqvbv
both our participation in the programs of the international
agencies and the assistance to he provided directly, by
the United'States.
In every case, whether the operation is conducted
through the United Nations, the other international agencies,
or directly by the United States, fchu country receiving the
benefit of the aid will be required to bear a substantial
portion of the expense*
The activities necessary to carry out our program of
technical aid will be diverse in character and will have to
be performed by a number of different Government agencies
and private instrumentalitios. It will be necessary to
utilize not only the resources of international agencies
the United States Government, but also the facilities and
the experience of the private business and nonprofit
organisations that have long been active m this work.
Since a number of Federal agencies will be involved 111
the program, X recommend that the administration oi the
program be vested in the President, with authority to
delegate to the Secretary of State and to other Government
officers, as may be appropriate. With such administrative
flexibility, it will be possible to modify the management
of the program as it expands and to meet the practical
problems that will arise in its administration in the
future.
The second category of outside aid needed by r he
underdeveloped areas is the provision of capital for the
creation of productive enterprises. The International
? ank for Reconstruction and Development and the AXi^ort-:
mport Bank have provided same capital for under
developed areas, and, as the economic growth of these areas
progresses, should be expected to provide a great deal more#
In addition, private sources of funds must be encouraged
to provide a major part of the capital required.
In view of the present troubled condition
the distortion of world trade, the shortage : oi
other aftereffects of the war — ohe problem oi
increasing the flow of American •capital abroad
serious difficulties. In all probability novel
of the world -
dollars, and
substantially
presents
devices
/ will
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The file contains papers relating to the Middle East (Official) Committee. It consists of: papers circulated to members of the Committee, received by the External Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office (CRO); a few items of CRO correspondence with the Foreign Office, the Cabinet Office, and Commonwealth governments; and a register of papers received or sent by the CRO relating to the Committee, with internal CRO correspondence (at the back of the file).
The file includes agendas for meetings of the Committee, and minutes of the meetings on 28 April, 5 May, 5 July and 19 July 1949. Matters discussed and recorded in the minutes include: the reconstitution of the Committee; the re-settlement of Arab refugees from Palestine; the report on Economic and Social Development in the Middle East by the Working Party of the Committee; the future work of the Committee; the Conference of HM Representatives in the Middle East to be held in London from 26 to 29 July 1949; United States President Truman’s ‘Fourth Point’ (Truman’s message of 24 June 1949 to the United States House of Representatives, communicating a ‘Recommendation for the Enactment of Legislation to Authorise an Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance for Underdeveloped Areas of the World’); and further studies of the Working Party.
The file also includes the following papers prepared by (or approved by) the Working Party of the Committee: draft, revised and interim versions of the report on Economic and Social Development in the Middle East; papers relating to the economic and social development of Iraq, Syria, Greater Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan , Egypt, the Lebannon, Saudi Arabia, Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, Eritrea and Somalia, and the Colony of Aden and the Aden Protectorate; and a paper on Middle East oil.
In addition, the file includes other papers relating to matters discussed at the meetings, and the following subjects: Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ; irrigation development in Iraq; Persia’s [Iran’s] Seven Year Plan for development; informal conversations on social and economic affairs in the Middle East between representatives of the Foreign Office, the Treasury, the British Embassy in Washington, and the United States State Department; the work of the Development Division of British Middle East Office; a survey of the oil resources of the Middle East; and economic development in Cyprus in relation to the Middle East.
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- 1 file (468 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Numbers in red pen on the top right hand corner of items in the file refer to entries in the register of papers received and sent by the Commonwealth Relations Office at the back of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 468; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 54/1(S) 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Reconstruction'
- Pages
- 117r:119v
- Author
- Truman, Harry S
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