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File 3142/1903 'Hedjaz Railway' [87r] (180/488)
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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various tribes, the leading members, merchants and others, proceeded to the Mosque*
and after making our morning prayer, we prayed also for His Majesty's health, after
which we returned to the magnificently decorated tents, where general congratula
tions were proposed to His Majesty’s name.
The Committee, with the one battalion accompanying it, and all the crowd again
offered prayers. The Inspector of the Damascus line wished for the full success of His
Majesty’s intentions, and delivered a few speeches appropriate to the occasion.
Numerous sheep were sacrificed as usual, and after my delivering the following oration.
His Majesty’s special envoy, his Excellency Rahim
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, read aloud the telegram of
our beloved Sovereign, through which the Imperial greetings and satisfaction were
transmitted to me. The whole congregation prayed again in great enthusiasm for the
long life of the Sultan, and then the band played the Hamidie March, and the inau
guration ceremony was accomplished.
Then those of the soldiers, who proved worthy to be released from working in the
construction of the line, received with flags in hand their tezkeres, the commemorative
medal of the line graciously sent for them, as w T ell as one month’s wages as a present;
and for all these benevolences, with tears in their eyes, raised to the Lord their inmost
prayers for the precious health of His Majesty. Afterwards, all those present traversed
by rail every single point constructed, and in two and a-half hours a distance of 2 kilom.
was travelled with extraordinary speed, and thus the fine work accomplished by
the troops has been admired by everybody. Five times during this, glorious day cannon
were fired, splendid illuminations were to be seen the whole night everywhere, and a
general enthusiasm was to be remarked. To-morrow morning the Special Committee
will proceed to Haifa.
August 19, 1322.
Telegram sent from the first divisionary his Excellency Rahmi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Aide-de-camp of
His Majesty, and a member of the High Committee of Military Inspection, to his
Excellency Izzet
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Second Secretary of the Imperial Palace.
Early in the morning of this sacred holiday for the whole of Islam, which coincides
with the anniversary of the Imperial accession, we all went to the Holy Mosque of
Tebuk, and there morning prayers were read by the Mufti of Damascus. Further
prayers were raised for His Majesty s precious health, at the end of which we passed
in front of the standing Imperial troops, and went to the great tent, erected behind
a beautiful arch, where, the music playing the Hamidie march, the ceremony of
congratulations took place, and refreshments and coffee were offered to all those
present. • . .
A multitude of Arabs coming from Medina and Syria, prayed again for His Majesty,
sheep were immolated, several speeches delivered, and thus the inauguration of the
Tebuk portion of the great Hamidie-Hedjaz Railway line has been magnificently
celebrated. In the meantime I transmitted the Imperial greetings to the troops and
all the eminent persons of the congregation ; at the same time the inauguration of the
newly built Mosque of Tebuk, as well as of the placing of the foundation stone of the
military hospital of Tebhk having taken place, twenty-one cannon sent by Imperial^
order from Damascus were fired, and amidst the most enthusiastic exclamations of
“ Lon o' live the Sultan,” medals, wages, and tezkeres were distributed to a\l the retiring
soldiers of the construction battalions ; then a beautiful military review 0 f fhe
battalions found here took place, the cavalry detachments, and a great many Bedouin
cavalry gladly joined in the party, and thus the whole ceremony m< st imposingly ended
with the repeated exclamations of Padishahim tchok yasha.”
August 19, 1322.
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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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- English, French and Turkish, Ottoman in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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