§ Mr. D. HERBERTasked the Lord Privy Seal whether the cost of our military occupation of Mesopotamia will ultimately be recovered from or charged against the independent Government, intended to be there set up, or otherwise recovered from the resources of that country?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWAs was stated by the Prime Minister in Debate, it is intended that the proposed Government of Mesopotamia should become entirely self-supporting. I cannot, however, hold out the hope that the cost hitherto incurred by the military occupation of the country can become a charge upon the Government of Mesopotamia which it is1976W proposed to set up, but we do anticipate the recovery of the value of assets such as railways built at the cost of Army funds.