... Government of Iraq is placing an order in Britain for a number of 200 m.p.h. fighting 'planes for its Air Force. The Persian Government is also buying aircraft in Btitain. It has chosen light 'planes which can be converted from passenger to war machines ...

... Machinery Worth £250,000 An order for textile machinery worth £250.000 for Persia is likely to go to Lancashire shortly. The Persian Government is spending £1,500,000 to improve the cotton industry of the country. Mr. Hussein Agar, Persian consul in Manchester ...