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MESOPOTAMIANS FIELDS."

PIPE LINES THROCOH VYRIA.. The Foreign Offer has tated the text

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS

THE BOLEMY ENDING OF A GREAT

The form farewell of Brigadier General

of the memorandum of agreemens, which, i Evan Gibb, to the troops under his com sa already announced, has been arrived at between the French and British Gov craments relating to the exisitation oilfieldy The Egreement is based on the prindples of cordial co-operation Bod reciprocity in those countries where the

in France and Flanders must be th warking the love of ont of the gri chapters of history.

British Heed bartera

in Frano is ne more.

oil interests of the two nation, can be use. Those armies of which the two corps of Fully united" and "relates to Roumania. our first. Expeditionary Force, were the Mesopramis, the & territories of the Yalda HAMAGRA ERS

in which many hundreds of Hussian Empire, Galicia, the French premise, Colonies, and British Crown Colonies, Ithousands of our men fought for the lis may be extended to other countries by

of France and Belgium and for the freedom musual consent, a

of the world, are now at last disbanded, and only a handful linger on French sail to

for a graym of the Fallon,

ipe principar clauses of the agreemen: read substantially as follows

250VMAXIA-the two troveransnis wil support teir respectivo potional, in any common negotiations to be entered into with the Government or Houmunta for:-- (a)--the acquisition of our macessione, shares, or suber interests belonging to former enemy (ubjects or boules Boumanja which have been equestrated eg, we steaua Komana Concordia Yen, etc., which constipated in that. country the out groups of the outschs Ban, und of the Disconto Gesellschait, wugether with any other interests that.

be obtainabl

THE MAX WHO WERE LEFT. But if we leave to the historian, the revie of the past six years of the concentration and dispersion of the military power of the Empire on the devastased battlefield we must seize the occasion to review the ittle known work of the thousands of men who have been left in France and Flanders to glean the grim harvest of six years of Wat. No one who did not see in the last months of the campaign of 1818 the ghanly (9)—Concessions over oil lands belong, ruin spread over the north of France and the stupendous masses of materjal behind ing to the Roumanian State.bagong All shares belonging to former enemy the battle, front can fully appreciate the Concessions which can be secured and all task of General Gibb's command.

these

But the men who fought will smile at the other advantages derived from "'negotiations will be divided, 50 per cent.moderation of his statement that "the work to putin interests and 30 per cent so has been very strenuous and the obstacles a reaca" satever the company or have been many; they will acknowledge companies to be formed to undertake the to the full our debt to the thousands who manajement and the exploitation of the were left with the dull labours of ""* clear- Concessions, the two countries will have ing up and bringing to a satisfactory. the same proportion of 50 per cent, in all conclusion tiw many and varied problems capital ausser bed,i sa well Casin repre- which are the inevitable legacy of a great gentatives on the board, and voting power. {wie ", they will not stine their praise for TERRITORIES OF THE LATE RUSSIAN Ex- the speed with which the work » has been FIES-The two Governmente will give their done, or their surprise that General Gibb joint support to their respective nucionals has found it possible to lay down his com- in their joint efforts to obtain, petroleum and so sooU, concessions and facilities to export, and to antange, delivery of petroleum supplies Mesopotamia.—The British Government undertake to, grast to the French Golection from the battlefelds of may

hundred thousand tons of ammunition. erament or ita nominee 25 per cent.ak arduons and dangerous without the the nec output of crude oil at current market rates winch may be secured from stimulus of war. But it is inevitable, sad the Mesopotamian oilfields, in the event it is right, that those at home should think or their being developed by Government more of those last services which have been action; or in the event of a private petro rendered to the dead, and each of us will leum company being used the British Gov. do well to remember the nation's debt of ernneur wil pace at the disposal of the gratitude to the men engaged in the French Governmen; a share of £5 per cent.: arduous and solemn, duties of re-burial Wa General Gilb speaks of the complexity of An such company. The price to be paid for ch participation is to be no more the work increased by "the immensity of than that paid by way of the sther parti the territory to be covered, and the neces arpants. The petroleum company will be tity of westtering the personnel exaployed under permanent British control.

king'small detachmenta, "over: a. vnit area extending from the Mediterranean to the English Channel A

One of the most difficult operations, am which he naturally lays tres, has heen the

HAY NING THET PASS AWAY.

His word rettäck nus skaid of the extent

It is agreed that, should private ber, constituted, the petroleum i company 2 native Government or other native in terests will be allowed, if they so desire, to participates up toparakinam di 20 percent of the fare: Lapuake *****hes of our British glogy and its Mem French will contrik te one half of them bring us, 120, appreciation of ed first 10 per cent, of ich matly participa work of the men who have made sure that tion, and the additional participation will those who wos honour by death should not be provided by each participant in prock the honmirs due to the dend portion to his holdings,

RAILWAYS TO MEDITERRANEAN.

work bas bera done "alment at war pressure'

that was not only demanded by efficiency, but by our obligations to the fallen-and General Gibb naturally writes with pride, of the efficient organisation and streasons industry of has ever diminishing personnel.

The British Government site to sup pors arrangements by which the French Government may procure from the Anglo Forman Company supplies of oil which

So the British-Armies in France jass may be piped from Persin to the Mediter rauchs through any pipe-lias which may away into the land of history and Leir" have been construed within the French last units may well lay claim to the old mandated territory and in regard to Latin motto Thinking nothing done while when rrance has been given special fucilaght remained to do."

ties, up to the extent of 25 per cent of the

als on piped, a stril terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed between the

I rengu". Grovernment and the Anglo-ter- das Company.

T:

OBJECTS OF AGREEMENT,

ONE WEEK'S BARGAIN

consideration of the above-mentioned this officially stated that the negotia. tions which led to the agreement last April arrangements, the French Government were begun shortly after the termination undertake, if it 18. desired and as soon of hostilities, which had demonstrated the application made, to agree to the conta) importance to the two countries of struction of two separate, pige-lines and "On Talways necessary for their construction their own resources. The importance of

petroleum supplies and the inadequacy-of- and maintenance and for the transport placing concessions in the hands of serious of oil from Mesopotamiu and Pers and responsible groups was recognised, through French spheres of influence to a port or ports on the Eastern Mediter and the agreement contemplates, support The given only to auch groups, ranean. The por, or pores are to be

referred. chosen in agreement between the two Gov-in the main those where British and to in the agreement are ernments. Should such pipeline and rail French interests are already considerable #a7s cross territory within a French in comparison with those of the other sphere of influence, France undertakes Allied nations, and where the nationals to give every facility, for the rights of of the two countries niight be expected crossing without any royal y or wayleave be seeking fresh concessions, •hat the on the oil transported. Compensation negotiations were the outcome of

however, be payable to the landown-

recognition of common need,Cand, tere ers for the surface occupied. · In Way France will give inclits the same is to ways aimed at the acquisition of exe terminal port for die acqusition of the In regard to Roumanis," the agreement land necessary for the erection of depots, merely provides for the support of Bris railways, redneries, loading wharfst fish and french nationaly in joint Ou bus exported will be exempt from negotiations with the Roumanian Govern export and transit dues. The material ment, who absolute discretion in the dis necesary for the construction of the pipe position of the properties in question is lines, railways, refineries, and other equip,

no way attacked, The same consideră. ment will also be free from importdubjes would apply to any and waylonyes

Russiz

the

Should the liesopotamia Petroleum Company desire to lay pipe-life and railway to the Persian Gulf the British Lovernment will up its goods offices to secure similar facilities for that purpose.

NORTH ATENCA AND OTHER COLONIES.

rights,

They provisiona na to

recognition of renc

Mosul villeyes whic

st discussion for agme year

In the event of these holds

ed

The French Goverment will give facilities ernment, apart from any

1 by private enterprise the local Gov.

stion of to any Franco-British group or groups of siste participation would be titled to good standing which furnish the necessary receive, royalties, on all ell produced. The guarantees and comply with French law,greement leaves entirely open the method for the acquisition of oil concessions in the of development to be adopted, and will French

of The Colonies, protectorates and zones allow the consideration of any claims to

indading Algerin, Tuzis, concessions based con ights gran and Morocco It should be noted that the Turkish Goveran the French Parliament has resolved that French and British co groups so formed must contait at last 67 phasized by the impo per cent. French interest The French for the conres Upvernment will also facilitate the grant potamia, and pos ing of any concessions in Algeria which Mediterranea are now under consideration as soon as through French the applicants hate complied with all the Strin requirements of the French law

The paragraphs dealing BRITISH CROWN COLONIES-In so far as and British colonies do not confe existing regulations allow the British ave or even preferential right, Government will give to French subjects no question of French nations who may wish to prospect and exploiting rights in British Colonies which petroliferous lands in the Crown Colonier not also be available to citizens of

milar advantages to those which France countries

1 granting to British subject in the The Cabinet lave not

French colonies:

the My

151s provided that nothing in the sgren devel ment shall apply to concessions which may

be the subject of negotiations initiated by

French or British interests,

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