مجموعة ٢/٥٤ "لجنة الشرق الأوسط (الرسمية): مجموعة العمل" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٥] (٦٤٢/٣٢٩)

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Mr. Trevelyan D. 4..50 p.m. 1st July, 191.9
^96 R. 7.00 p.m. 1st July, 19L9
30th June, 19L9
Repeated to B.M.E.O. (Cairo), )
Washington, ) SAVING
PRIORITY
CONFIDENTIAL
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 596 of June 30th
repeated for information Saving to B.CE. 0. (Cairo) andlTashington.
International Bank Mission,
. „ T 1 Resent two letters to Burrov/s by confidential bag
df June 28th about International Bank Mission's activity
nere. Since they have again advanced their programme
y a week and are already in London, I give below a brief
summary of the position other than on railways, report on which
was sent in my telegram No. 589.
-j-he Mission presented to the Prime Minister on
last morning of their visit a document which they will show to
you. we had been shown it on previous evening when it was in
T 0 ™' .^ e P ^ e Minister did not sign and has informed
me that he will not be able to comment on it until at least the
end of this week. His first reaction was not very favourable
and it will probably need continued effort to get the Iraqi
Government to complete negotiations with the International Bank.
My comments on the details are as follows:
(1) We agree that selection of Wadi fharthar Habbaniyah and
nilla^canal projects is sound. There are however differences
o opinion within the Cabinet on which schemes should be
[gp. undec.] selected.
( 2 )
Since the Mission did not approve of Iraqi draft Develop
ment Board bill as amended, on our suggestion they produced
ThPv W thPn ft WhlCh 'I a - however reacted by the Prime Minister.
Ihey then on our advice reverted to the first draft
suggesting the minimum amendments required to enable the
Bank to lend direct to the Board [gp. undec.J the Prime
Minister has not yet approved these. The bill will not go
before Pariiament until next session in the late autumn/
¥e shall continue to do our best to get as satisfying a
bill as possible, [gp. undec. ? If it is not] in a °
form vjhich the Bank will approve, they will have to lend
direct to the Government; but we do not in that case
independently thS B ° ard ^ Sha11 purs ’ ie its establishment
(3) The Mission...