File 4613/1919 Pt 5 'Mesopotamia: Land Policy. Land for Civil Cantonment.' [‎204r] (49/56)

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(P 6435)
From Political, Baghdad, 12th October 1919
(Repeated to India by post.)
(Received 15th, 11.55 a.m.)
12141. Your telegram of the 7th October, h,o. 6.
1. Oawnpore woollen mill. Site for erecting' factories. Question pending vide
mv telegram of the 22nd July 1913, 6023, to foreign, not repeated to you,
connected papers.
I A, ^plications by British subjects connected with firms m India for concessions
^ to make papei-pulp from reeds and land to erect factories loi the pm pose.
3. Applications to take over military tramways at Basrah. This involves grant
of certain riglits and facilities equivalent to a concession. Capital in this case will
be entirelv local with British management. Military are ready to hand o\ei tiamv ay s
at once, and important economies will result.
4. Acquisition of land for refinery south of Baghdad, at mouta of Diala, on
behalf of Anglo-Bersian Oil Company. This is being proceeded with as Conipamy
have ..pre-war rights un dor ])rotocol to assis tance from Iprivis h Cyovci n ment m this
and other matters.
5. Applications for concessions for (? administration of) water supply
capital, British management.
6. Ditto for Najaf. Local capital, British management.
JL applications for building sites in new civil station south of Baghdad
applicants, both British and native, and great public benefit to be expected.
8. Applications for concessions for Kurna electric light and water supply.
Local capital and management.
9. Applications for motor tramways in Baghdad area. Local capital, British
management.
10. Some 20 or 30 enquiries as to agricultural land have been received, but,
pending a reply to my despatch of 27th June, it has not been possible to give
applicants such encouragement as would enable them to formulate applications,.
Local capital will probably be concerned in nearly all cases.
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