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Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [‎172v] (344/642)

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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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1* Plan Organ!sation < ^
Personnel.
An unspecified number of qualified experts will be
required to train Persians in the grades of foremen and
semi-skilled artisans at the lower levels of the actual
execution of the projects, and on the higher levels in
the ranks of technicians and trained executives as members
of the Organisation to furnish consultation services to
the Plan Organisations.
2* Agriculture
Personnel .
A number of foreign lecturers in agronomy will be
required for the proposed expansion oi the. si an
Agricultural College at Karaj. There will also be
vacancies for professional farm managers for the proposed
Ostan demonstration units.
V- Goods
(a) There will be demand for tractors and farm
implements to fill the programme of importation of farm
machinery.
(b) The report envisages the establishment of two
fruit packing plants of a capacity of 6.000 tons each
during the first year and of three packing plants of a
capacity of 2,500 tons each during the later stages of the
Plan. In addition to this plant lye-dipping tanks,
sulphuring houses, drying trays, trucks^and certain other
equipment will be required as part of the proposal to
improve fruit processing and drying in Persia.
3* Transportation .
(a) Railways
The report gives no details of the equipment required to
rehabilitate the Persian State Railways. His Maj3sty f s
Government have offered the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. £5*8 million in
full settlement of Persian claims for the Allied use of the
Persian railways during the war. Directly the Persian
Government accept this offer, the larger part of this sum
will be available for the purchase of railway equipment, and
we have received from Tehran a list drawn up by the Director
General of the Persian State Railways of the Persian
railways* probable requirements in engines and rolling-stock#
No progress can be made in arranging for the delivery of
this equipment until the Persian Government has placed firm
orders with the manufacturers.
• i *
(b) Sea Ports
The report recommends the preparation and presentation
of plans to develop the ports of Khorramshahr, Bandar Shahpur,
/Bushire

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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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