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Foreign Office.
1230 29.XII.46.
465.
29th December, 1946
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 465 of
December 29th, repeated to : -
Cairo
British Middle East Office
Bagdad
Political Resident, Persian
Gulf
Washington
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i ^^ ancer ^ l 0 ^ Bastern Department
tvc. 188/82/46 of October 9th.^
T . } learn confidentially that American experts led by
^r* r c,ri English of firm of Bechtel McGoon have reported to
Saudi Arabian Government as follows : -
recommended for railway line runs from'
uHa^aA,, tnrough aBQ^IO, HaS^ OASIS, across Dahana sand to
iIL^i and aL BHaRJ to RIYADH. Total length 330 miles.
Estimate' cost will be less repeat less than twenty
naif -orty million dollars. Final figures require study
of technical supply considerations in San Francisco, but
are promised aefcre February 1st.
• 2 ‘ . B lr ; ISH returns to United States of America
immediately.
Ft* t ou w tl-"' ; - observe that his recommendations differ
widely from his earlier attitude as reported in my Saving-
ram No. 88 of September 2nd, and estimated total cost is
less^ than half figure then given by him to King. I suppose
Americans feel compelled by His Majesty's obstinacy on '
subject to meet his wishes about railway if possible. He is
reported to have told them that if they would not obljge him
he would apply elsewhere.
4. American experts’ report does not of course discuss
1 manemg oi project which remains to be arranged. This
may well be raised with Crown Prince when in Washington
uanuary 17th - 19th.
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bavin^ram
roreigr office please repeat to Washington as my
am No. 11.
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PERLIAN GULF RESIDENCY,
BAHRAIN.
the 15th January, 1947.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to
. The Political i^gent,
Bahrain.
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