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Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [290r] (579/642)
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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DRAFT LAW FOR THF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT WORKS.
ARTI CLE 1,
(a)
A Board called ’’The Board of Administration of Capital
Development Works” shall he set up under the Presldenoy
of the Prime Minister. The members shall be the Minister
of Finance and five other members to be elected by the
Council of'Ministers from specialists, people who have
held responsible positions, and former Ministers. Each
competent Minister shall be an ex-officio member./.Qf ..the
Board in matters which concern his Ministry.
(b) The period of membership shall be five years, open to
renewal. It shall not be possible to terminate the
services of an elected member wit in the period of his
membership, unless he commits a serious crime.
ffiTICLE 2.
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(a) The Board shall deal with the following matters:—
(1) Capital development projects and works, in
particular projects for irrigation, agriculture,
settlement and the construction of villages, after
plans for them have been prepared by the competent
Ministry. The Board shall decide what works are
to be taken in hand and given priority over others.
(2) Agreement v^ith the International Reconstruction Bank
and execution of the conditions laid down with the Bank.
( 3 ) Consideration of any other work connected with the
increasing of the wealth of the Kingdom, if the Prime
Minister so appoints.
AKTICLB 3 «.
fa) The preparation of the plans and the taking in hand of
the work in the matters mentioned in the previous Article
shall be the duty of the competent Ministry but the decision
on the work and its priority shall be a matter for the
Board. Should the completion of any work require the
sanction of tne Council of Ministers, that sanction must
be obtained.
(b) The competent Ministries shall execute the decisions of
the Board, and the Board shall have the right of
’ " supervising the execution.
(c) The Board may require Ministries to take in hand any of
the works mentioned in the previous Article.
(a) The Board shall have a special budget based on the credit
to it by the International Reconstruction Bank. The
budget shall be applied by the Board.
/(b),..
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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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- 290r:290v
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- Government of Iraq
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