MESOPOTAMIA
BRITAIN’S WITHDRAWAL,
WOULD BE DISASTROUS. KING FAISAL'S OPINION. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPVRIGHT. LONDON, arch 30. The Daily I'M] ness’ Bagdad special correspondent hfaid a special interview With King Fai-al, who was attired- in the- uniform of a British field marshal. The King, tlLscussing the possibility of Mesopotamia aiss.uiming full responsibility for the defence of the country., said that if ~necessary conscription would be introduced, but the consequences would he grave it Britain withdrew her troops at present-. He said: “We are striving in every way to reduce the charge on Britain. Tibeto has been a- istendly decrease in Britain’s expenditure in. Mesopotamia since 1919.” King Faisal expressed the hope that the A.nglo-Per.sian Oil Company would -soon pay royalties on their concessions, which would add to the country’s revenue.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 March 1925, Page 5
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128MESOPOTAMIA Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 March 1925, Page 5
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