IN MESOPOTAMIA.
DEFENCE OF COUNTRY. LONDON, Sunday. A special correspondent of the Duly Express at Bagdad had a special interview with King Faisal, who.was ati.ved in the uniform of a British FieldMarshal. Discussing the possibility of Mesopotamia assuming full responsibibty for the defence of the country, the King said that if necessary conscription would be introduced, but the consequences would be grave if Britain withdrew her troops. “At present,” he said, “we are striving in every way to reduce tho charge on Britain. There has been a steady decrease in Britain’s expenditure in Mesopotamia since 1919.” King Faisal expressed the hope tliat the Anglo-Persian Oil Company would soon pay royalties on tlieir concessions, which would add to the country’s revenue.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 31 March 1925, Page 5
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