Libya : a country study by Helen Chapin Metz; Library of Congress. Federal Research

By Helen Chapin Metz; Library of Congress. Federal Research Division

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A UN commissioner and the so−called Council of Ten— composed of a representative from each of the three provinces, one for the Libyan minorities, and one each for Egypt, France, Italy, Pakistan, Britain, and the United States—were to guide Libya through the period of transition to independence and to assist a Libyan national assembly in drawing up a constitution. In the final analysis, The United Nations and Libya 32 Libya indecision on the part of the major powers had precipitated the creation of an independent state and forced the union of provinces hitherto divided by geography and history.

This body constituted the Libyan government after the coup. ” The rule of the Turks and Italians and the “reactionary” regime just overthrown were characterized as belonging to “dark ages,” from which the Libyan people were called to move forward as “free brothers” to a new age of prosperity, equality, and honor. The RCC advised diplomatic representatives in Libya that the revolutionary changes had not been directed from outside the country, that existing treaties and agreements would remain in effect, and that foreign lives and property would be protected.

In 1939 Libya was incorporated into metropolitan Italy. During the 1930s, impressive strides were made in improving the country's economic and transportation infrastructure. Italy invested capital and technology in public works projects, extension and modernization of cities, highway and railroad construction, expanded port facilities, and irrigation, but these measures were introduced to benefit the Italian−controlled modern sector of the economy. Italian development policy after World War I had called for capital−intensive “economic colonization” intended to promote the maximum exploitation of the resources available.

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