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File 3142/1903 'Hedjaz Railway' [52r] (110/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (242 folios). It was created in 1901-1908. It was written in English, French and Turkish, Ottoman. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ASIATIC TURKEY.
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[September 30.]
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 4.
[32537] No. 1.
. Sir N. O'Conor to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received September 30.)
(No. 619.)
Constantinople, September 25, 1907.
I HAVE the honour to forward herewith a despatch from His Majesty’s Consul at
Damascus on the subject of the inauguration of the MedaimSalih section of the Hejaz
Railway.
I have, &c.
(Signed) N. it. O’CONOIt.
Inclosure in No. 1.
Consul Devey to ISir N. O’Conor.
(No. 31.)
gi r> Damascus, September 4, 1907.
I HAVE the honour to report to your Excellency that the Imperial Commission
sent from Constantinople for the inauguration of that section of the Hejaz Railway
constructed during the last year since the 1st September, 1906, arrived here on the
22 nd ultimo, and after stopping in this city five days started on the 2 < th on two trains to
Medain-Salih and El-Ola, where they held the inauguration ceremonies on the 1 st instant,
the anniversary of the Sultan’s Accession Day, and returned the next day, entraining for
Haifa. They will later proceed from Beirout via Aleppo and Erekli to Constantinople. The
Commission consists of Ferik Auler
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Ferik Jevad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Ismail Hakki Bey, and
Ali Nouri Bey, the last two being sons of his Excellency the Turkish Minister of
Foreign Affairs. They were accompanied to their destination at El-Ola by Mushir
Kyazim
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Nazir of the Construction, Mushir Ali Itiza Pash, Nazir of Traffic,
Abdurrahman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Muhafizul-Hajj, and about 100 others of dignitaries and officials.
Since the 1 st September, 1906, the rails have been laid from lebouk to El-Ola,
which is about 30 kilom. south of Medain-Salih. The stations, building or proposed, on
this section are : Tebouk (692nd kilom.),
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Athel (720th kilom.), Darul-Haj (744th
kilom.), Mustabka (755th kilom.), Hamis (782nd kilom.), Dezad (805th kilom.) Moaddem
(828th kilom.), Hishm-Sana (853rd kilom.), Dar-el-Hamra (880th kilom.), El-Mutaab
(904th kilom.), Abu-Taker (918th kilom.), El-Mushim (930th kilom.), Medain-Salih
( 953 rd kilom.), and El-Ola (about 980th kilom.).
The earthworks on 40 kilom. beyond El-Ola are being completed, while 44 kilom.
more are prepared for work as regards plans and profiles. From the other end, at
Medina, 4 kilom. are already finished and 46 kilom. are being laid out.
The number of troops working on the line from this side to El-Ola and beyond is
about 5,000, while three battalions are working at the other end from Medina, all being
in good health and receiving their pay regularly.
The stations are not built yet, except at Hamis, where a blockhouse is nearly finished,
and in a few other places the foundations have been laid and cisterns for water
constructed. At El-Moaddem there is an ancient reservoir which contains in its present
condition 11,000 cubic metres of water, but if it would be cleaned and repaired it will
have a capacity of 16,000 cubic metres.
According to an opinion expressed by the Mushir Kyazim
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Nazir of
Construction, the troops between Medain and El-Ola could lay down 4 kilom. of rails
in one day.
I have, &c.
(Signed) G. P. DEYEY.
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- Content
This volume contains copies of correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of the Hedjaz [Hijaz] Railway. The correspondence discusses a number of different aspects of the railway including its route, the progress of its construction and donations made towards its construction by members of the Muslim community in India.
A limited amount of the correspondence in the volume is in French, including a copy of a letter sent by Paul Cambon, the French Ambassador in London, to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary (folio 15).
The volume contains a number of reports and related information about the railway. Of particular interest are the following:
- A report on the Hejaz Railway by Major Francis Richard Maunsell, dated July 1907 (ff 56-69)
- A memorandum respecting German influence on the Hejaz Railway by George Ambrose Lloyd, 1906 (ff 95-96)
- A list of the principal stations on the Hejaz Railway with approximate distances between Damascus and each station (f 100)
- A map of the Hejaz Railway with list of stations (f 106)
- A report by Mr Teofani Loiso, Vice-Consul at Mersina, based on information provided to him by his son who was employed as an engineer on the railway (ff 105-107)
- A report by Herr Otto von Kapp Kohlstein, a German engineer who inspected the Haifa-Damascus branch of the route and worked on the construction of the Damascus-Maan branch (ff 107-109).
In addition, the volume contains cuttings (and translations) of press articles related to several aspects of the railway and its construction. Also included are two maps. The Turkish (Ottoman) language material consists of the second of these two maps.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (242 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 240; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. It should be noted that the covers of this volume have not been foliated.
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