THE ASSOUAN DAM
STOPPAGE OF WORK ORDERED. TYRANNICAL EGYPTIAN CONTROL. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 11.15 p.m.) London, September 22. A message from Alexandria states that Sir John Norton-Griffiths’ Company has ordered a stoppage of work on the second heightening of the Assouan Dam owing to the tyrannical control exercised by the engineering staff representing the Egyptian Government. Their authority is exercised in such a manner that the proper performance of the contract is impossible. Incompetent interference amounts to tyranny, and the work is being made unjustifiably costly. Already £400,000 of British money has been spent, but the contractors believe that a stoppage and a request for an inquiry are the only means of saving the firm’s reputation and money.
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Southland Times, Issue 21195, 23 September 1930, Page 7
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120THE ASSOUAN DAM Southland Times, Issue 21195, 23 September 1930, Page 7
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