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“...GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EAST
INCORPORATING “THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA”
Telegrams : Eastaprox, Westcent, London
Telephone : Holborn 8251-5
Subscription: 30s. a year
Registered as a Newspaper
The authority for 30 years on the industry,
economics 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. 1613—Vol. LVIII
Postage: Inland lid., Abroad Id.
APRIL 25, 1942
AN END TO EMPIRE-BREAKERS!
\17HEN this war began it was, despite
’’’ what any of the theory-evolvers
say, an expedition of conquest by the
Germans and an attempt to defend their
lives and homes by the countries attacked
or obviously on the list for attack. As
soon as it was begun people on both sides
tried to make it a crusade. Hitler, the
politician, put out propaganda of a New
Order to try to...”
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“...considered it was safe to go up
to the front line after the mid-day meal,
as the Italians always took their siesta
between two and four o’clock. For six
months and more the British and Polish
forces had used captured Italian flour,
cigarettes, cigars, paper, and medical
supplies.
Major Cazalet emphasized the impor-
tant part which Iraq and Persia are play-
ing in bringing reinforcements and
supplies to Russia. If we were to increase
our supplies to Russia, if we were to help
in a possible German invasion of Turkey,
if we were to help defend the Caucasus,
if we were to re-arm the Polish divisions
in Turkestan—for all these we should
have to use the railways and roads of
Iraq and Persia. Immense improvements
had been made during the last few
months in increasing the carrying
capacity of these lines of transport.
It was unlikely that Hitler would
invade Spain during the next few
months. If, however, he did not turn
west, he would almost certainly turn
east. In a drive against the eastern
Mediterranean...”
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“...IMPERIAL
ANK OF IRAN
(Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1889)
CAPITAL (fully paid) - £1,000,000
RESERVE £760,000
Liability of Shareholders,
£1,000,000
Reserve
Branches ;
Ahivaa
Arab
(Sultanabad)
Baghdad
Basra
Bushire
Hamadan
Isfahan
ffermanshah
Khorram Shahr
Chief Office .— TEHERAN
Kfxrait ~
Mcsbed
Resht
Shiraz
Tabriz
Teheran
[Bazaar Office')
Zahedan
The Bank transacts banking business of every description in
and connected with Iran and Iraq ; and in London, grants
Drafts, Telegraphic Transfers and Letters of Credit, and
negotiates or collects Bills on Iran and Iraq.
Head Office 11, TELEGRAPH ST.,
MOORGATE, E.C.2...”
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