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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [162r] (324/549)
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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(P 5579)
From Secretary of State to Civil Commissioner, Baghdad,
2Qth December 1918.
(Repeated Viceroy.)
Your telegram No. 10443, dated 29th November. Railway construction. His
^ Majesty’s Government fully appreciate your point. But as you have already been
informed, French Government regard Sykes-Picot Agreement as still valid. We
hope to persuade them to withdraw their claim to Mosul, but until we have done so,
any infringement of Sykes-Picot Agreement will only make negotiations more difficult
and thus tend to defeat our object. This must be governing consideration in dealing
with all proposals for extending British influence in Area A, except in matters of
vital necessity to military administration. There appears to be no such necessity
for construction of earthworks beyond British sphere, which must accordingly be
disallowed.
Similar considerations apply to railway surveys into Kurd country and extensions
beyond Tekrit as discussed in your telegram No. 9839. dated 14th November. Up to
limits of British sphere work may be undertaken, provided necessary personnel
available and local officers satisfied there is no undue risk of disturbance. But it
must not be extended into Area A.
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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