- unitid
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{"value"=>"1003300", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"normal"=>"1929/1941", "type"=>"inclusive", "value"=>"1929–1941"}
{"normal"=>"1934/1938", "type"=>"inclusive", "value"=>"1934–1938"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series 6: Bayside Land Corporation, Ltd"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"325 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}]}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Correspondence, reports, minutes, printed matter, maps, and drawings.</p> <p>This wholly owned subsidiary of PEC was formed in 1928, for the purpose of acquiring (in conjunction with the Jewish National Fund) the stretch of land extending from Haifa to Acre known as Emek Zebulun.</p> <p>PEC's primary purpose in acquiring the land in Haifa Bay was to promote the development of sound land policy in an area which promised to become of great importance to the economic development of Palestine. The records comprising this series document the activities of this subsidiary of PEC in reclaiming the land for settlement, and in facilitating its industrial and economic development.</p> <p>Significant among these activities was negotiating the obstacle of a lease on part of the property held by the Iraq Petroleum Co. The Palestine Government had granted the company the right to erect oil refineries along a stretch of sand dunes extending several kilometers along the seashore. The leasehold cut off a large area of land from access to the sea, and the proposed refineries threatened to block any residential development of the area. Ultimately, an exchange of land was effected by Bayside Land Corporation, Ltd., which freed the shore area for development.</p> <p>Other major areas of the subsidiary's activity included drainage and sewerage, town planning, and the establishment of railways. The \"Summary Monthly Reports\", covering the period 1935-1937, provide a detailed view of the corporation's activity for those years.</p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"(See Also Series 5)"}