"السكك الحديدية في بلاد الرافدين وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات]، المجلد II" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٢٧٤/٧٧)

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From;- C. in G. India
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Handed in llfr50.p o m* 24/4/18o
Received 10.50.p.m. 25/4/18..
G.O .C .Mesopo tamia •>
repeated War Officeo
32010
Your Xc8242 April 22nd, Felloving is the situation
as regards provision of the large amount of metr^u^auge
engines and rolling stock demanded in your Xo7422 dated
March 1 23rd, 3 standard goods type and 21 mixed type
engines have been arranged for > This will permit
shipment of 20 in April 20 in May and 14 in June, Am
considering here offer made in War Office telegram 56708
cipher 1 M.R,2B/13615 dated April 19th - repeated #our
Director of Railways, 170 covered goods wagons- have also
boon arranged for and these with balance of your previous
demand for 650 vagons should be shipped by end of June o
Your demands can be met in full from India but capacity
of metre gauge lines in India will be very seriously
reduced by further withdrawals of engines and ■wagons, ,nd
it would be necessary for you to accept F class engines
and probably a proportion of open trucks * To be able to
judge necessity of embarrassing railways in India and
extent to which application for further rolling stock should
be made on Englaid please state what proportion of loco
motives and rolling stock bestow/ed Is for use on Khanikirr
extension and what proportion for equipping existing lines
to the 18 trains a day standard. Having regard to present
strategic situation and shortage of shipping necessity
for completing your rolling stock reserve up to an 18
trains a day standard appears to require review.
Wire your observations regarding this point,
Cc2oCopies to:- S of S. D.C I.G.S, D S.D. D.D.SD.
S.D.2. 2A, 2B„ D.M.O. M.O.X. M. 0 e 2A . D.G.M.R. D.Mov,
S.R.l, M.R,1, 2. 3,