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Coll 54/1(S) 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Reconstruction' [375v] (754/940)
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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organisation would have to "be maintained* He considered,,
however, that as soon as possible the emphasis should he
shifted from Relief to Employment even though this might
involve financing unproductive public works and cost twice
as much as pure relief. Short-term employment could
probably be found for a certain number of the refugees_
e.g* on constructing the development works, with the oil
companies, etc.
U# Finance
During discussion it was pointed out that all three
countries would require funds from outside sources to finance
their development plans (possibly in the form of local as well
as of foreign currency) and that sources from which such funds
ar^-or might be forthcoming were:
(a) The Specialised Agencies, e.g. World Health
Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization#.
Mr. McCloy stated that these Agencies might ultimately
find themselves with anything up to # 30 , 000,000 of which
the largest share would be provided by the United States
Goyi^wment, for technical assistance to undeveloped areas
Tor the implementation of President Truman’s fourth point.
(it would however be unwise to regard this as a source of
capital assistance or to assume that technical assistance could
all be directed to the Middle East.)
(^) Mr, Wright stated that His Majesty’s Government had
agreed to make an interest free loan of £1,000,000
to
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
for short-term development projects,
including projects to resettle UO - 60,000 refugees.
Mr. Norman Young pointed out in reply to Mr. McCloy_
that on account of the British balance of payments position
it would be extremely difficult for us to make further loans
to the Middle East involving the provision of capital
equipment goods on credit. The Treasury was, moreover,
opposed in principle to lending for conversion into local
currency since it was considered that this must inevitably
result in inflation. In the case of Iraq there could be no
question of a British loan while large sterling balances still
existed.
(c) The International Bank, which was now considering
a substantial loan to finance water storage and
irrigation development in Iraq.
Mr. McCloy pointed out, however, that in accordance
with its Charter, the Bank coaid not make loans without
reasonable prospects of repayment. Such prospects did not
at present exist in
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
or Syria (
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
is not
a member of the Bank and Syria, though a member, has not
yet applied for a loan). In order to overcome this
difficulty he had thought of getting together a Consortium
consisting possibily of His Majesty's Government the United
States
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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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