Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [199v] (398/642)
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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32# The Agricultural Adviser to the B.M.B.O. is therefore
arranging to visit 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
shortly to survey
the technical measures required to promote the developmont
of agricultural production.
6. FISH5RI5S
33. It is considered that the fisheries at Aqaba could
be considerably expanded if road communications between
Amman and Aqaba could be imx^roved. An expanding market
for this fish at present exists 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
itself and
in Israel. Certain small capital expenditure on the
provision . of a collecting ship and refrigerated lorries
might be equired. It is considered likely that
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
could provide this herself.
I*. PHOSPHATES
34.
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
possesses extensive phosphate deposits,
reported to be of high grade quality. Hitherto these have
beenleai««& on an extremely limited scale by a small
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
Company and exported to neighbouring states.
Attempts made in 194 z 7 to secure. British participation in
the Company proved unsuccessful. Nor have His Majesty f s
Government felt able to take any active steps to promote
this production in view of the lack at present (according to
our information) of- any large scale markets for
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
phosphates either in Europe, East Africa or Asia# Certain
Italian commercial interests have, however, now decided
to undertake this development# The
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
Company
has been reconstituted with six Italian and five
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
directors, a nominal_capital of £ 1 ^ million and a paid up
capital of £660,000 in which the Italians have a controlling
interest. The
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
Government has granted a thirty-
year concession 4 to the. Company f or the development of all *
the deposits in the country. Under the terms of the
concession, the Government will receive royalties but no
share in-the Company’s profits.
35* A British engineer who surveyed the mines in 1946 to
1947 estimated that a maximum of 300,000 tons per annum
might be produced from thp Roseifa mines near Amman if
£700,000 were spent on development, and a maximum of 900,000
tons per annum from the El-Hasa mines near Ma*an if
£3#000,000 were spent on development. The natural outlet '
for the former mines would be northwards by the Hojaz
railway and for the latter southwards via the gulf of Aqaba.
The Company are at present planning to export northwards,
mainly to Italy but also to Syria, the Lebanon, and possibly
Israel. They estimate that the railway could transport
600,000 tons annually if additional rolling stock were
provided. Later on the Company hope to export to the
east, to India, Pakistan and Persia, and develop the Port
of Aqaba-for this purpose.
36. No definite information is available regarding the
Company s specific plans for expanding production; the
methods by which this is to be financed and the equipment
required. Tbe Comoany’8,legal adviser*, in -a recent'.
6-Oiivereat.ion-wi^ta the Foreign Office stated that the
Company hope to procure a considerable
proportion
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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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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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