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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [63r] (126/549)
The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1918-5 Oct 1919. 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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Prom •- War OxXlce 0
To*- G.O,C v Mesopotamia*
Despatched 22.00 14,6.19.
73910 cipher M.0.2.
Surest you should carefully consider possibility
of utilizing 60 centimetre line the whole way from Shuraimyah
to Mosul and leaving Driibban line untouched as there is extreme
difficulty in obtaining necessary material for construction of
2 , 6' ,, Railway to Mosul before the end of the year at the very
earliest„
Material of all kinds for 60 centimetre line available
now for shipment and can be sent at onee* This should ensure you
having a line >f some kind through to Mosul before the rains
commence. It will be capable of putting 120 tons a day at
least into Mosul. Equipment we propose to send comprises
20 lb. track on steel sleepers. Wooden sleepers have however
been found preferable on soft formation in Prance• 4-6-0 steam
locomotives with tractive force of 5415 lbs. which in ppractice
in Prance have been found capable of hauling gro..s loads of 100
tons over ifb grades and 40 tons oyer 3% grades, both
compensated. 40 Horse power Petrol Tractors about half as
powerful as steam locomotives on level, but capable of hauling
38 tons gross on 3% compensated grades. Bogie wagons carrying
average load of 6 tons of military stores tare 2-| tons, capacity
10 tons. Yiith this equipment average speed has been found in
Prance to be 5 to 6 miles per hqur. Please wire if you conoa^
as soon as possible and later sifbmit estimate of local
expenditure in which no provision need be made for material
and equinment to be supplied/from England*
Repeated India and Egypt* /
02. Copies/to :-
C.I.a.S. D.C.I.G.So DJ.VeO, D.D. M.O. M<0-2. 2a* 3. l/n0,X-
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] near the end of, and immediately following, 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
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- A proposed survey of Persia [Iran] for the purposes of railway building
- Demobilisation planning
- Transition from military to civil administration
- Expenditure
- A proposal for a direct Baghdad-Haifa line.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Chief of the General Staff, India; the Director General of Movements and Railways, War Office; and the High Commissioner at Constantinople [Istanbul].
- Extent and format
- 1 file (272 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 274; 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/5/789
- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:30r, 30av, 30v:273v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence