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“...GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE EAST
INCORPORATING “ THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA.”
T elegrams:
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, Eqypt, 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. 1,491.—VOL LIII.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1939.
Established 1911
The aims of this Paper are : the the Promotion of British Trade;
the East, and of
aintenance of Peace ; the Safeguarding id the Interpretation of Great Britain le East to Great Britain (including th
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS
of our Imperial Communications ; (including the British Empire) to s British Empire).
Page
NOTES OF THE WEEK................... 477
LEADING ARTICLES—
Italy and the Balkans........... 479
The...”
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“...483
Great Britain and the East.
December 21, 1939.
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“...from the fashionable cult of Venezelos and to see the Royal standpoint from a sympathetic angle. He makes out a very good case for his personal opinion and his pages on the subject deserve careful attention from those who have been dazzled by Mr. Compton Mackenzie’s brilliance.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the book concerns Vienna and Budapest just after the war, for the confused events of this period still require much clearing up.
WHERE TO STAY IN THE EAST
CYPRUS—
Nicosia—
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IRAQ—
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PALESTINE—
Jerusalem—
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Sir Thomas, like his life-long friend Sir Henry Wilson, has always had the courage of his own opinion. He has, too, his prejudices but does not often let them run away with him. He is always careful...”
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“...shows that at the end of the present financial year there will be an excess of expenditure over revenue of approximately £132,000, and the gap between the two must be bridged. To do this taxation is necessary, and the Governor has decided not only to increase Custom and other duties, but also to impose rates on property to pay for services received, such as public lighting, water and drainage.
IRAQI-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS
(From Our Cairo Correspondent)
In an otherwise dull atmosphere the visit of the Iraq Prime Minister, General Nuri-es-Said has aroused considerable interest. He has been entertained by the Egyptian Prime Minister, Aly Maher Pasha, and the British Ambassador, and has had conferences with both. So far nothing has been allowed to transpire with regard to these talks. But political circles understand that the main topic, certainly of the Nuri-Maher conversations, has been the situation created for the Palestinian exiles by the White Paper and the desire to find some formula for an...”
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