Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [201v] (402/642)
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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/(viii)....
the waters needed for the works referred to at (l), and supported
by the importance of resettling the Arab refugees. At this
conference the question of the cancellation of the Rutenberg
concession and of an agreement for joint operational control ofV
certain works could also be considered.
(3) As soon as her entitlement of water is assured, to
apply for an International Bank loan for the financing of the
canalisation project, (it is hoped that direct assistance will
also be forthcoming from the United States Government, and
from Israel in the form of compensation paid to the Arab refugees).
(4) To embark, as soon as possible, on the carrying out
of the works.
(3) Meanwhile, to set up .an Authority eir the Jordan Valley
to administer the land redistributed and resettled as a result
of minor irrigation schemes^ on the perennial streams (see
paragraph III above). This Authority would be a national
corporation. (Once the Convention referred to in ( 2 ) above is
approved it would probably be preferable, at any rate at first,
that development of the Jordan valley* should take place on
national rather than international lines, # since the proposals
which have been some what vaguely put forward by Israel for a
Jordan Valley Authority involving the participation of Trans
jordan, Israel, Syria, the Lebanon and possible other interested
powers, might result in undue Israeli economic penetration
into
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
.)
(iv) Meat Canning
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Damascus
This project will be further examined by the Head of the
Development Division of the B.M.E.O.
(v) Agricultural Development
Arrangements have been made for the Agricultural Adviser
to the B.M.E-O. to carry out a survey as soon as possible of
agricultural development possibilities in 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
.
(vi) Fisheries
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 should undertake the development
of the Aqaba Fisheries.
(vli) Phosphates
(a) 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 should consider the desirability
of revising the terms of the concession granted to the Italian
Companyj in order to ensure that it gets a share of the Company*s
profits^and that the level of royalties paid is such as to
provide the Government with a substantial revenue from the
development of v;hat is probably the country’s major economic
asset.
(b) Every reasonable encouragement and assistance should
be given 0 to the newly formed Italian-
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
Phosphate
Company and in particular the possibility of arranging
transport of phosphates via Beirut should be explored, as soon
as possible.
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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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