Announcement of a World Bank Mission to the Trust Territory of Somaliland

HOLD FOR RELEASE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR .ECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (WORLD BAN.K) 1818 H STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON 25, D.C. TELEPHONE: EXECUTIVE 3-6360 FOR RELFASE A.M. Newspapers SUBJECT: Bank mission to Tr~st Territory Monday, March 5, 1956 of Somaliland The World Bank today announced that, at the request of the Italian Government, it is sending a missj,.on to the Trust Territory of .Somaliland.• The purpose of the mission is to study the existing situation and the Territory's possibilities for development. D.• Crena de Iongh, for many years Treasurer of the World Bank and • recently retired as Executive Director of the Bank from the Netherlandsr will head the mission. The other members are John H~ Williams and Jean-Marie Jentgen, economists on the Bank's staff, and John F~ v. Phillips, Agricultural Consultant. Professor Phillips is Head of the Faculty of Agriculture, University College> Gold Coast, and has been a member of Bank rrissions to Nica:::ag.1a, Ceylon and Malaya. The mission will arrive in Mogadiscio, Somaliland on Marc~ 9• •