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Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [‎74r] (147/642)

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The record is made up of 1 file (320 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1949-13 Apr 1950. 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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THE COLONY OF ADEN AND THE ADEN PROTECTORATE
Economic and Social Development 4
In January, 1946, the Governor of Aden appointed a
Development Committee to examine all proposals received,
to prepare a schedule of all practicable schemes, and to
make recommendations for a Ten Year Plan having regard
to the funds available* The Committee submitted its
First Report in January, 1947* in which it made proposals
both for the Colony of Aden and the Aden Protectorate,
the former at a total estimated capital cost of £ 1 , 614 , 500 ,
and the latter at a total capital cost of £ 480 , 000 *
2. The funds available for these purposes were:-
COLONY
Surplus Balances £1,200,000
Colonial Development Fund £300,000
PROTECTORATE
Colonial Development Fund £500,000
3*. These schemes received general approval, but,
since the adoption by the Aden Legislative Council of the
First Report of the Development Committee, the Government
of Aden found itself from time to time faced with major
difficulties in carrying out the schemes recommended for
the Colony, either because the details of the individual
schemes bad been revised or the cost of buildings and
materials had proved far higher than was anticipated# It
became apparent that the recommendations of the First
Report could not be fully carried out, and the Governor
accordingly decided to re-appoint the Devatopment Committee
to reconsider the line to be taken as the result of a
survey by the Financial Secretary of the Colony*s financial
resources. The result is that a revised development
programme for the Colony has now been submitted for the
approval of the Secretary of State. It is divided into
three categories, namely
A. Unassisted Schemes, to be financed entirely by the
Colony of Aden;
B* Assisted Schemes, to be financed partly by the
Colony and partly from the Colonial Development and
Welfare Fund; and
C* Schemes to be financed by loans
A list of the schemes under these three headings is attached
(Appendix I)•
4# The three loan schemes are expected to be self
supporting, and they represent important factors in the
Colony^ progress. The telephone development plan provides
for the installation of a new exchange which would
/commence#.#

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The file contains papers relating to the Working Party of the Middle East (Official) Committee. It mainly consists of Working Party papers received by the Commonwealth Relations Office, and a register of these papers with notes at the back of the file.

The file includes agendas for meetings of the Working Party. It also includes papers circulated to members of the Working Party for consideration at meetings, relating to the following subjects: economic and social development in the Middle East in general; the Iraq Central Development Board; the question of an International Bank Loan for Iraq; a visit to Bahrain in January/February 1949 by Matthew Thomas Audsley; the Persian [Iranian] Seven-Year Plan; employment of British experts in the Middle East; a survey of the oil resources of the Middle East; and economic factors in Middle East development.

In addition, the file includes papers relating to economic and social development of the following places: Iraq; 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 ; Saudi Arabia; Cyrenaica, Tripolitania [Libya], Eritrea, and Somalia; the Colony of Aden and the Aden Protectorate; the Lebannon; Ethiopia; Sudan; and Yemen.

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1 file (320 folios)
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The papers are arranged in 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 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 320; 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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