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Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [‎178r] (355/642)

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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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k. Artl»3» 5(1) f is).
The Boaifl** remwes el 11 be aede ep of (1) In—e f—
ertenel aooioee f (2) loons tram Inteseol so—e— # ssA (})
revenues allotted bj Oovenment*
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the— 0111 also be jrovOM hr aathorltl— other then
the International Bonk of Bee—air—tie* —A foe wmj vlsb to
e—Ufp Art tele 6(1) aeeordlngl/.
t9\ pw aoiw.
The Hkternatlonal B—k la Ukslj to pre— the Qe—ri—nt
to float Internal develoj—nt loans* Been thoetfi this wmj not
be poaalble at present, it la clearIr desirable, as p—t of a
so and oeononde policj, that a proportion of the Internal
expenditure on develojweitt projeeta should be found from thl^
source. I suggest, therefore, that it la desirable that the
Bill should mention explicitly that the Beak nay here re—
derived from Internal loans raised by the Qover— ent, ubether
specifically for develop—xxt or for general purposes* It is also
possible that in the future the national Bank nay find it
desirable to neks a loan or grant from ita reso— s for
development purposes* The Artiele could, ne deubt, be — worded
— to enable this to be done, if neeeesary*
(3) 3e-*mqe« ».Uott«d bT qpTBJMMnt.
1 suggest that it would be desirable to ■she it psosibls
In the 3111 for the Oover—t, if they — wish, to —— the
Board grants from other thm oil revenues, el though, if the oil
revenues develop as expected, this will probably not be nooeao—jb
It might also be desirable to provide in the Bill that the
revenues allotted to the Board must include the naounts req^red
by the hoard during tiie year for tlie repayment end servicing of
of the loans which Government have contrasted in the past — its
behalf* Prospective lenders abroad nay well be favour ably
affected by the existence of such a provision.
With reference to Article 5(5), I suggest that it is
desirable to permit the Board in certain elrcumetanees to in—et
its surplus funds in securities approved by Government* In eush
elrc—stances the customary practice is fer Qovern—rtfc to iso—
a regular list of a—roved see ur It lee in whisk eenieipelitlee,
beards, eta* , ere permitted to invest*
5. aeaaUoi* with the RalAw.
Ihis provision is, 2 believe, the result of a suggestion
node by — to Jud— Prichard. Be have aims been considering the
matter further ana now think that this suggestion was —eng 0—
considered view is that the Board should have the sane f—oil—e
in regard to the Bsilw—s as In regard to other departments, in
order that Radlray Beveiopsent may be co-ordinated with the rent
of the dcvclopnertt in the Ttute* It wy perhaps be werthwhils
to mention co—unioat ions specifically in the duties ef the Board
under Article 3(1)*

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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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