The loan negotiations between Bulgaria and Russia began quietly, and Bulgaria's largest investment under the Ten-Year Plan—transportation—was also placed on the agenda.
Rolex Dodd said solemnly, "Today we are moving on to the most central item of the conference—transportation. Including railways and highways, the projected total investment is sixty billion lev.
First, work on the Baghdad Railway will resume, and it will be extended to the Persian Gulf region, with a projected total investment of 1.85 billion lev;
Second, a railway will be built from Asia Minor to Jerusalem, to be named the Holy City Railway, with a projected total investment of 2.86 billion lev;
Third, a railway circling the Arabian Peninsula will be built, connecting with the Baghdad Railway through Iraq and with the Holy City Railway through Jordan, with a projected total investment of 9.84 billion lev;
Fourth, branch lines along the Baghdad Railway and Holy City Railway will be built—a total of seventy-two lines—with a projected total investment of 4.56 billion lev;
Specific branch lines include the Saint Franchi Railway, Tama Railway, Yaorisiqi Railway...
Fifth, a railway around the southwestern Balkan Peninsula will be built, linking up our homeland's border regions, with a projected total investment of 2.84 billion lev;
Sixth, in order to strengthen control over the colonies, the Ministry of Transport has decided to build thirteen railways in the African colonies, with a projected total investment of 1.86 billion lev;
Including: the Nigeria Railway, Libya Railway, Namibia Railway, Kenya Railway
Article Thirty-Six: Within ten years, the Ministry of Transport plans to implement expressway coverage down to the county level in the homeland, third-class road coverage down to towns and townships, and fourth-class roads connecting eighty percent of the homeland's villages, with a projected total investment of 18.97 billion lev; (funding source unrestricted)
Article Thirty-Seven: