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“...GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EAST INCORPORATING “ THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA.” Telegrams: Eastaprox, Westcent, London. T elephone: Holborn 8254. 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. General Editor : E. A. Mackenzie-Bell. Editorial Offices: “ GREAT BRITAIN & THE EAST,” 133/136, High Holborn, London, W.C.l. No. 1,482.—VOL. LIII. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939. Established 1911 The aims of this Paper are : 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). Page NOTES OF THE WEEK................... 333 LEADING ARTICLES— Balkan Uncertainties... ... ... 335 The Russian Enigma....”
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“...the progress that Iraq has been making in the past decade. It had been thought probable that this and other schemes would be postponed as a result of the war, but it is now announced that the Ministry has been formed under Dr. Sami Showkat. The fact that this step has been taken suggests that Iraq may also decide to push forward, though no doubt on a modified scale for the time being, with the comprehensive programme of public works that has beep approved. In doing so, the Iraqi authorities would simply be acting in accordance with the obvious maxim that in the present crisis it is the duty of countries just as it is of individuals to “ carry on ” so far as that is possible. Archaeology in Syria It is a relief to turn, if only for a moment, from the war to the things of peace, the things that we shall concentrate our attention on again when this calamity is in the past. This reflection is induced by the appearance of the report of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq for the past year...”
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“...has been lightened a little, there are still dark clouds about. The Kremlin moves mysteriously. But secrecy does not necessarily imply anything diabolical or sinister. At the moment of writing it is impossible to predict what countries, other than those already engaged in hostilities, may be involved. The potentialities are indeed incalculable, for in certain contingencies it would seem that not only the Balkans but also the signatories of the Saadabad Pact—Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan—might be actively implicated. (Iraq, of course, is involved from another angle already.) There is, however, no need to take an alarmist view. It is by no means certain that Russia intends to fight battles which might redound to Germany’s advantage; nor is it certain that she will wage warfare to Germany’s disadvantage; we cannot be sure, in fact, that she has resolved to test her troops in actual combat at all. That Tsarist Urge But if it were to become clear—and it must be emphasised that no sort of...”
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“...Senior Inspector of Mines, to be Chief Inspector of Mines, Federated Malay States. H. Fraser, Under-Secretary to Government, to be Federal Secretary, F.M.S. HOTEL REGISTER OVERSEAS: — CYPRUS— THE MARANEOS 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. ’Phone: 90. Tel. Ad.: “Snows.” OVERSEAS—Continued Jodhpur, Rajputana— STATE HOTEL. IRAQ— Baghdad— RITZ HOTEL, Rashid Street. Z1A HOTEL. MALTA— Valletta- WESTMINSTER HOTEL, 1 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— YARKON AND RITZ...”