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“...Great Britain and the East.
January 3, 1942.
THE IMPERIAL BANK OF IRAN
(Incorporated by Roy*l Charter, 1889)
CAPITAL (fully paid) - £1,000,000 RESERVE . - - £760,000
Reserve Liability of Shareholders, £1,000,000
Branches in Iran:— Chief Office in Iran—TEHERAN. Branches in Iraq .-—Baghdad, Basra.
Bushire Kermanshah Resht Tabriz Bank transacts Banking business of every description in and connected
Hamadan Khurramshahr Shiraz Teheran (Bazaar Office) -vith Iran an^ Iraq; and in London, grants Drafts, Telegraphic Transfers
Isfahan Meshed Sultanabad Zahedan and Letters of Credit, and negotiates or collects Bills on Iran and Iraq.
Head Office - 11, TELEGRAPH STREET, MOORGATE, E.C.2
EGYPTIAN STATE RAILWAYS
The Quickest, Cheapest and Most
Comfortable Route through Egypt
TRAINS-DE-LUXE, PULLMAN, RESTAURANT & SLEEPING-CARS
VISIT HELUAN-LES-BAINS, THE PREMIER
Special facilities offered health resort in EGYPT
\T‘ • (only half an hour by Diesel Rail Cars from Cairo)
T T taz °r-a TANT THE ONLY WINTER...”
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“...GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EAST
INCORPORATING “THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA”
Telegrams: Eastaprox, Westcent, London
Telephone: Holborn 8254-5
Subscription : 30s. a year
Registered as a Newspaper
The authority for 30 years on the industry,
economies and current affairs of Great
Britain, the Balkans, Turkey, Egypt, the
Sudan, Malta, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria,
Iraq, Iran, Arabia, India, Afghanistan,
the Netherlands East Indies, the
Federated Malay States, China and Japan.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EAST, LTD.
133 -136, High Holborn, London, W.C.l
No. 1597—Vol. LVII.
Postage: Inland lid., Abroad Id.
THE FUTURE OF THE EMPIRE
TTOW is the British Empire standing
the strain of war? As everyone
in it expected, it stands firn and
strong, steadily and massively organis-
ing for victory. But he would be blind
who would not admit that the stresses
and the surprises have shown weak-
nesses which would be dangerous in a
structure built less whole-heartedly on
freedom and mutual good.
When the Japanese attack came in...”
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“...Great Britain and the East.
January 3, 1942.
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IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST TRADE REVIVAL
By J. M. BEE
WHEN General Nuri as-Said again
became Prime Minister of Iraq he
took office armed with a compre-
hensive policy for the improvement of the
country. It may be assumed that Iraq’s
inclusion in the sterling area, which was
recently announced, represents one im-
portant facet of his plans.
The development is one of more than
ordinary significance. It means that Iraq
will enjoy the advantages of the sterling
group in the countries with which she
trades, and as the United States and
India (to say nothing of the United
Kingdom) are among her most important
customers the value of this asset will be
at once apparent. In these days conveni-
ence of access is a vital factor in com-
merce, and an immediate consequence is
likely to be that Iraq’s trade exchanges
with India will be stimulated. At the pre-
sent time Iraq, one of the world’s
potential granaries and normally a large
exporter of cereals, needs...”
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“...Group
Council. Orders for war material placed
in India by Eastern Group countries con-
tinue to expand in volume and variety.
By virtue of her varied and rich resources
and her central geographical position,
India is filling the role of an important
supplier of the innumerable requirements
of the great Imperial armies in the Middle
and in the Far East.
Half of Council’s Orders
With the responsibility of-maintaining
a big army in India itself, coupled with
the need for provisioning her armies in
Iraq and Iran, it might well be thought
that India would have little available for
use by the Eastern Group Council. But,
despite her heavy initial responsibilities,
she is, in fact, supplying to the Council
not less than any other country in the
Group, and actually more than most.
Between April and October, 1941, for
instance, just over 50 per cent, of the
orders sent by the Council to countries
within its territory have been placed in
India, a truly remarkable tribute to the
country’s rich and varied...”
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“...RAILWAYS
The linking of Mosul to Baghdad by rail and the extended running of the
TAURUS EXPRESS to BAGHDAD provides aTri-weekly Wagons Lits Sleeping
Car Service between Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Iraq, a Twice Weekly
Service with Iran and a Weekly Service with India and the Far East via the
Iranian Gulf.
Daily Mail and Passenger Trains between
BAGHDAD AND BASRAH (MAQIL)
BAGHDAD AND KHANAQIN
BAGHDAD AND KIRKUK
with First and Second Class Sleeping accommodation. Bedding is available at j
all principal stations at a small hire charge.
Dining Cars run on the Baghdad-Basrah and Basrah-Baghdad Mail Trains. j
TOURIST SERVICE
Visit the ancient cities of Babylon, Kish, Ur of the Chaldees, Birs Nimrud
(BorsipDa), Warka, Abu Shahrain (Eridu), Tai al Ubaid, Nineva, Hatra.
Asshur.
The climate of Iraq between November and April is ideal for touring.
Iraqi State Railways offer special facilities to tourists. Tourist Saloon Coaches
fully equipped and provided with kitchens and cooks may be retained...”
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