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Ac a result of this circular letter, a considerable number of replies have reached the
As a result 01 t consist partly of additional information regarding plans
were accompaniefi^by^suffixiei^documentary ^aterwl^the^Rapporteurs prepared^pre^immary
^^^^^^^in^Part1!!'^ the^resen^report.^In sc^doing^^h^Committee^has bmrie irTmind^he
criteria and considerations ^
has taken care to adhere stnctly to its terms o^eterence ^ from the s‘tandpoint
oi tTek echnkaUnl "economic“ though in some cases it has supplied certain information
which can be utilised later when the financial aspect of the problem comes to be considered.
At the same time the Committee has re-examined certain schemes on which it expressed
an opinion at Hs Tecond session but regarding which the Governments concerned have
SUbSZeeCo^rttte^ifatmor:Z“dwUh interest the replies from certain Governments
which though they do not submit any actual schemes for examination have informed the
which though they ao y o{ bUc works to reduce unemployment
irTtheir"territorl^sfthu^ccndnbutin^to the internationalaction contemplated under this head.
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Austria.
The Austrian Government has submitted the following schemes for works :
(al General trosramme for the modernisation of the whole system of Federal roads
overa total length of 3™8o kilometres, the work to be carried out m three separate stages .
(1) Long-distance routes (1,510 kilometres, of which 500 kilometres have
already been reconstructed) ; .
(2) Heavy-traffic routes (1,79° kilometres) ,
(3) Local-traffic routes (580 kilometres).
The Committee considered that the first part of this programme-long-distance routes-
(b) Scheme for hydro-electric plant on the Danube at Ybbs-Persenbeug (estimated
cost, no million Swiss francs).
The Committee recognises that this scheme has been well thought out and is interesting
in itSf! bn”Tee"l"s thSTcannot at present recommend its execution in view of economic
conditions and the prevailing situation.
Bulgaria.
The Committee examined the following schemes for works submitted by the Bulgarian
Government :
(a) Programme of drainage and river correction and for the supply of drinking-water
in rural districts.
Thp rommittee retained in principle, for further consideration, the scheme of drainage
The Committee retame > P P , submitted, it recommends unreservedly
and rlver‘c^ef 10g ^°goazeA Messemvria and Mandra-Yakezli (estimated cost 1.3 million
those referring to Kara-l3oaze, 1 e . ,• tbe ykhii and Provadia schemes
Swiss francs). It cannot give ^^^““^f^ Ccelved further information. The
regarding the direct or indirect productiveness of the proposed wor s.
(b) Programme of road and bridge construction (estimated cost, 37 million Swiss
francs). a u -a
Committee retained for further consideration the programme of road and bridge