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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 fhe 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 A THE EAST,” 133/136, High Holborn, London, W.C.l.
No. 1,488.—VOL. Llil. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 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).
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NOTES OF THE WEEK................. 429
LEADING ARTICLES—
Roumania’s New Pilot ......... 431
Britain’s War Aims.......”
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“...of the principal winter sports centres of Europe, and already, according to the Balkan newspapers, snow is plentiful, being many feet deep on the highest points. If it were next spring it would be a very different matter, and any reports that are then forthcoming of troop concentrations in South-Eastern Europe will have to be treated with considerable respect.
A Saadabad Pact Meeting?
The recent report that there was to be a meeting shortly of the signatories of the Saadabad Pact— Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan—was denied at the time, but it was indicated that circumstances might make such a meeting desirable in the near future. It is now reported that steps are being taken to convene a conference at Ankara at an early date, and it is to be assumed that if the meeting takes place (and it is quite possible that it may again be postponed), the discussions will deal with recent developments in the political situation as they may be held to affect the countries linked in the Pact.
“ Our...”
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“...great achievement of the Mysore Government in its administration of one of the most enlightened and progressive States in India. It is only fair to state that practically all the Indians I have met share the views of His Highness as regards the political and constitutional advancement of Mysore.
It is a great credit to His Highness that he has helped to explode the myth of an “ Arabian-Fairy-Tales ” life often attributed to Indian rulers.
WHERE TO STAY IN THE EAST
CYPRUS—
Nicosia—
GEORGE HOTEL
IRAQ—
Baghdad—
RITZ HOTEL, Rashid Street
PALESTINE—
Jerusalem—
AMERICAN COLONY HOSTEL
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 : “ Fas to tel.” Phone : 4334...”
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