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Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [‎301v] (602/642)

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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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require considerable foreign financial assistance
in the immediate future to prime tbe pump. Some
of the materials required too are world sc^g'c-
ities, and it will be necessary to ensure that
the Middle East countries get their share.
Finally, these countries will need foreign
advisers to help in such matters as reforming
their administrations, carrying out- research
and training, improving social conditions
and exeucuting such projects as
may be determined*
28. International Org anisations
Particular importance attaches to the
question whether encouragement and assistance
to Middle East countries should be afforded
principally (a) by H.M. Government and by the
U.3. Government or (b) through the medium of
the United Nations and its associated organis
ations. Some of these, e.g. the International
Bank, the World Health Organisation, UNE .00
and the Food and Agriculture Organisation are
already at work in the Middle East.
29. The Foreign Secretary has expressed a
very strong preference for course (a). The
State Department have indicated to us that they
also incline to this view. If this policy is
adopted it will not, of course, mean that there
is no role for the U.N„ organisations to PlAy,
The International Bank in particular may be
able to render the most desirable assistance.
But it would definitely mean that their role,
with the possible exception of the Bank, would
be subsidiaryo Their activities would as far
as possible, be confined to the advisory field
and in this field steps would be taken to
/ensure

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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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