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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [29r] (57/270)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 4 Oct 1919-9 Dec 1920. It was written in English. 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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Dated 4»4,20„ Received at
India Office
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4117 Your telegram dated March (STji,, War Office
tonnage (1) Railways are at present carrying about 350 tone
of Military Scores daily from Kut to Bagdad 250 from Basrah
to Bagdad and 100 from Hillah Bullabunt and can guarantee
Z - * priority up to these figures from lst 0 April 0 (2) k* the Euphrates
line becomes more developed its carrying capacity with the
existir^ stock will rise to about 1000 tons per day provided
the requirements of the left bank system remains as at present,,
(3) I understand that Army requirements are estimated at about
600 tons per day from Basrah to Bagdad and 100 tons per day from
Hillah Bullabunt,, (4) Later on durirg the year we can guarantee
priority up to these figures n ice 350 tons Kut Bagdad 450 tons
Basrah,, Bagdad and 100 tons Hillah Bagdad or alternatively if the
Kut line is closed down 800 tons Basra Bagdad and 10G tons Hillah
Bagdado (5) It is not possible for the moment to say when I shall
be able to carry these traffic but it is hoped to do so in 1920
(6) The figures given would need modifications if military demands
on metre gauge lines north of Bagdad were materially increased
over present normal requiren»ntSo (7) It is noted that we are
asked only for a guarantee of priority which is a very different
thing to guaranteeing & specified tonnage 0 In the latter it a
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guarantee icgDossible to give in the present unfinished state of
these Railways
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence, notes, and maps regarding rail transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and the surrounding region after the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including:
- The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regular progress reports from the Director of Railways, Baghdad
- Planning, reconnaissance, and surveying for a proposed direct Baghdad-Haifa ('Trans-Arabian') line
- Costs and expenditure
- Transition from military to civil administration.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
The file contains two maps, both showing railway lines in the region (folios 132-133). The file also includes a newspaper cutting of an article on the Baghdad-Basra railway, from The Pioneer Mail , dated 5 December 1919 (folio 92).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (132 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 134; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/790
- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:91v, 93r:131v, 134r, 135v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence