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“...GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EAST
INCORPORATING " THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA."
Telegrams: Eastaprox, W estcent, London- T elephone : Holborn 8254. General Editor : Kenneth Williams A Weekly Review of the Politics, Commerce and Finance of Great Britain (including the British Empire), the Balkans, Turkey, Egypt, the Sudan, Malta, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, India, Federated Malay States, China and Japan. Editorial Offices: “ GREAT BRITAIN & THE EAST,” 133/136, High Holbom, London, W.C.l. Assistant Editor : E. A. Mackenzie-Bell.
No. 1,473.—VOL. LUI. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939 Founded May, 1911
The aims of this Paper arc : the Maintenance of Peace ; the Safeguarding of our Imperial Communications ; the Promotion of British Trade ; and the Interpretation of Great Britain (including the British Empire) to the East, and of the East to Great Britain (including the British Empire).
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS
Page
NOTES OF THE WEEK................. 165
LEADING ARTICLES—
Bulgaria...”
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“...Sudan, Syria, Palestine, South and South-West Africa, Ceylon, India and Australia.
"BP" Motor Spirit can be obtained in the following countries under the brand names-.
Great Britain and] "BP" Ethyl
Northern Ireland t " BP " Spirit*
*(For Commercial Vehicles)
France - " BP " Energie
Germany | "BP" "BP" Super Olex Olex
Switzerland - | "BP" ( "BP" Octanin Benzin
Belgium - " BP " Essence
Norway " BP " Mil Bensin
Sweden " BP" Bensin
Denmark "BP" Benzin
Iceland " BP" Benzin
Iran - - - © (Benzine-i-Par
Iraq " BP " Motor Spirit
East Africa - " BP " Motor Spirit
" CO R " Super 1
Australia Ethyl
" CO R " Plus Ber
BRITANNIC HOUSE, FINSBURY CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.2
Phone: NATional 1212. Cables: "Angliran, London.”...”
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“..... ... ... ... ... ... ... £E1,000,000
Reserve Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £E624,446
Fund for Development of National Industries ... ... ... £E275,000
Carried Forward ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £E53,210
HEAD OFFICE: 151, Rue Emad El Dine, CAIRO
Branches and Offices all over Egypt : Correspondents all over the world.
THE BANK MISR OFFERS A COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE
MISR AIRLINES
operated by
MISR AIRWORK (S.A.E.)
Regular air services in Egypt
and between
Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq
Travel by air
Special Air Journeys arranged for any destination.
MISR LINE
(Societe MISR de Navigation Maritime)
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICES to and from
ALEXANDRIA, GENOA AND MARSEILLES
From Alexandria: August 24 and 31.
From Marseilles : August 30.
CAIRO : 151 Rue Emad el Dine. ALEXANDRIA : 14 Rue Fouad ler.
SOCIETE MISR (D Assurances Generales S.A.E.)
Capital Fully Subscribed £E200,000. Head Offices: 1 Midan Soliman Pasha, CAIRO. ALL CLASSES OF INSURANCE.
(LIFE FIRE ACCIDENT MARINE TRANSPORT...”
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“...fcr Yugoslavia. * * *
We very much regret to announce the death in London of Mme. Hassan Nachat, wife of Hassan Nachat Pasha, Egyptian Ambassador in London.
HOTEL REGISTER
OVERSEAS: —
CYPRUS—
THE MARANGOS HOTELS, CYPRUS
Famagusta : Othello (Marangos) Hotel Kyrema: Coeur de Lion (Marangos) Hotel Pedoulas: Marangos’ Hotel
Nicosia—
GEORGE HOTEL.
EGYPT—
Alexandria—
HOTEL CECIL.
INDIA—
Darjeeling—
HOTEL MOUNT EVEREST. ’Ph one
90. Tel. Ad.: “Snows."
OVERSEAS—Continued
Jodhpur, Rajputana—
STATE HOTEL.
IRAQ—
Baghdad—
RITZ HOTEL, Rashid Street. ZIA HOTEL.
MALTA—
Valletta—
WESTMINSTER HOTEL, I I, Strada Reale.
PALESTINE—
Haifa—
APPINGER’S HOTEL, P.O.B. 506.
Jaffa—
JERUSALEM HOTEL.
OVERSEAS—Continued
Jerusalem—
AMERICAN COLONY HOSTEL.
ST. JULIAN HOTEL, Julian’s Way.
HOTEL FAST,JERUSALEM
A High Class Family Hotel.
Patronised by British Officers and Officials. Centrally situated, with every modern Comfort and Renowned Cuisine.
P.O.B. 529. Tel. Address: “ Fastotel.” Phone: 4334
Tel-Aviv—
GAT-RIMMON HOTEL...”
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“... oil from his domain. Formal ratifications followed in due course.
The extension of the concession represents a very large area, no less than 89,000 square miles. It covers the whole of Saoudi-Arabia with the exception of the Red Sea area covered by the concession held by Petroleum Company Concessions Limited, an offshoot of the Iraq Petroleum Co., the neighbourhood of the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina, and a large corridor in the heart of Najd, with Riyadh, the capital, as its centre. But the Company’s area includes the territories both to the north and south of this corridor, and also the “Neutral Zones” where Saoudi-Arabia is contiguous to Kuwait and Iraq.
Payments for Concessions
The California Arabia Standard Oil Co., as the company operating in this area is called, has paid to the Government of Saoudi-Arabia £140,000 (in gold) as an original payment, and is paying £20,000 a year as rental, the royalty of four shillings (gold) per ton remaining the same for the extended territory...”
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