Ext 5000/47/1 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports' [‎98r] (196/704)

(b) Sw;ar :
During the first three years cane sugar
factories are to be erected, and during the
last two years rcore beet sugar factories
giving a sugar production of 150,000 tons
at the end of sevon years. (Rials 232 nillioh
and nillion)*
(c) Iron :
The Keredj foundry is to be completed provided
coal is available. (Rials 200 million and ^
10 million).
(d) Chemical Industries ;~
The following factories are to be created:-
Sulphuric Acid factory An East India Company trading post. - output 45,000 tons a year
Sodium Carbonate and Sodium ” 14,000 ” M 11
Bicarbonate factory An East India Company trading post. , -
Ammonia ayid Acm^onia Fertilizer
Factory An East India Company trading post. . M 15,000 tons a year
Tanning Factory An East India Company trading post. ,f 10,000 H ,! n
(e) 2 new cement factories are to be built with an output
of up to 2,000 tons each.
(f) Chinaware factories are to be built with output of
1500 tons a year, and glass factory An East India Company trading post. to be.
completed. (Rials 20 million and million).
(g) Consideration is to be given to creation of
factories for extracting oil from seed, canning
and preserving, leather, paper and cardboard.
(Rials 35 million and v 4 million).
(h) nines ;
A supplementary programme is promised for
surveying and exploiting of the mining resources
of the country in the second year of the Plan.
Steps will be taken to increase the output of coal
to 500,000 tons at the end of seven years.
Sulphur, iron oxide and salt mines are to
be developed. (Rials 222 million and one million).
(i) Carpet Industry :
This is to be restored to its former
importance and a separate report is promised.
ThQ Iranian Carpet Company will increase
looms from 3,000 to 15,000 and raise carpet
output from 35,000 to 175,000 square metres.
The Company would open a s a ies branch in New
York. (Rials 150 million).
roads, railways, ports & ASRQDRoris:
The main road system of the country is to be
completed and asphalted. At the end of the programme,
3,240 kilometres of new roads will have been constructed, and
4640 kilometres of the country^ roads will be asphalted.
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