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Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [210r] (419/642)
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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MIDDLE EAST (OFFICIAL) COMMITTEE
WORKING PARTY
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST OIL
INDEXES
The Middle East is an increasingly important source of* supply
of crude petroleum and refined products to the United Kingdom, the
Commonwealth and the countries participating in the European
Recovery Programme. In addition, sales for hard currencies are a
most valuable contribution to the economy of the United Kingdom.
2, There are three outstanding features in the Middle East
oil situation:
(A) The vastly expanded importance to the world economy of the
Middle East where over half the world* s' proved oil reserve are
located, which supplies 12$ of world production and which is
expected to supply 25$ by 1956.
(B) The ^ anticipated three-fold rise by 1956 in Middle East oil
production which has already risen three-fold in the past decade.
(C) The large interest of British companies (and His Majesty’s
Government which has a controlling interest in the Angjo-
Iranian Oil Company) producing over two-thirds.of total Middle
East output,
3. The^following table (illustrated in Diagram A) shows how the
Middle East is.expected to provide a greater proportion of the
total world increase of production than any other oil-bearing
region:
Estimated World Production of Crude Oil (million tons) .
19U8
1251
1956
Middle East
56.5
100.7
154.5
U.S.S.R.
29.0
36.5
47.0
Central and South America
92.0
108.6
110.4
U.S.A.
292.8
284.0
280.0
Others
17.2
25.1
Total
487.5
549.3
617.0
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party'
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- front, front-i, 2r:289v, 291r:320v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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