MESOPOTAMIA.
MANDATE CRITICISED.
BRITAIN TO CARRY THE BURDEN. NO PROTECTION OF CONCESSIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Feb. 4, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 3. Referring to the terms of the British mandate for Mesopotamia, which compels Britain to retain a large force of troops, but does not permit her to discriminate against foreign countries in regard to the exploitation of the country’s resources, Lord Sydenham (an ex-Governor of Bombay, and a student of Near Eastern affairs) says that Britain has to bear a tremendous cost and responsibility. It is monstrous that she should be expected to share the trade rights with every other country. It would also be a dangerous step to hand over the government of Mesopotamia to the Arabs. Lord Robert Cecil also thinks the mandate does not give protection against concession hunters.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1921, Page 5
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136MESOPOTAMIA. Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1921, Page 5
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