HC Deb 15 July 1920 vol 131 c2575
29. Mr. AUBREY HERBERT

asked the Prime Minister whether under Turkish rule Mesopotamia was largely governed by and through Arab officials at a cost of £3,000,000 a year to the country; and whether he will consider the advisability of economising by returning to the same system?

Mr. BONAR LAW

The House has already been informed of the steps that are being taken with a view to the establishment of an Arab administration. I have nothing to add to the statements that have been made.

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