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Mr. Mohammed Kabir, Minister of Public Works, and Mr. Degtyar, Soviet Ambassador in Kabul, signing the Kizil Kala protocol.
with a capacity for 100 beds, and will cost 33,000,000 Afghanis.
A new Foreign Office building is being built to the north of the existing Foreign Office premises. It is being constructed of iron and concrete and the outside will be covered with decorative marble. There will be two wings, one with three storeys and the other one storey. The three-
storey wing will be used for offices and the other wing will contain reception rooms and halls. Hochtief A.G. will install central heating and Siemens will supply equipment for the communications centre, telephones, clocks and electricity.
A new studio building for Radio Kabul is being built by the Unimac Company on the edge of the old Kabul airport and will occupy 2,650 square metres and cost 30,000,000 Afghanis. This three-storey building will have 22 offices, one library, two warehouses, 14 studios and a large auditorium.
The two other buildings nearing completion are the Commercial Bank, which will occupy 25,000 square metres and cost 15,000,000 Afghanis, and the Ministry of Mines and Industries new building.
The Kargha Dam has been repaired and a considerable amount of water stored in the basin, to irrigate the adjoining areas and it is expected that the repair work will soon be finished.
Early autumn in rugged Afghanistan.
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