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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [164r] (328/549)
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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1?T ar Office repeated G.O.G. Mesopotamia.
From:- Gen.Candollo Basra.
To:-
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S.ggeo. D.O.T. 16 of 18.12. Reference your telegram 72401 clpior-
M.R .2a .676 dated 10/12. For D.6.M.R. as follows. Memorandum to you
was taken by Col.Bradshaw on this?sudject together with plan C &
the reasoned notes on trar ; sport(?)organization in Mesopotamia
submitted to G.O.C. in C. as referred to in X.4348.of Deo.9th. Tnc
following aro replies to your remarks taken verbatim. Aa metre
gauge will, in my opinion, except along coast prove widest
practicable for Persia. Mero feed lines will never be numerous on j
be carried. into specially difficult country. Therefore the narrowing j
of gauge is not essential. B. see E. £• During survey
of Diala branch to Sulaimaniya.I/ubheeks suggestion is to be xooked
into. But whole geology and other Information has already practically
ruled it out. Along coast of gulf & Xfidian Ocean lies the highest
capacity-shortest safest ultimate standard gauge railway haute to
Indiaa, D. All my comments on Persian Railway project have been
& are dictated by-commercial considerations . E. Sentence refoi- od v5
claimed that Dizful Burujird W would be extravagantly costly by any
route (1 group-undecipherable)ed. (3 groups undecipherable).
Dizful sector to Chahmak or Mlrkala would join the Baghdad Teheran
line near Hum. In Persia the line of hydrography is strangely uniform
so that in expressing specific views I have come to feel less
hesitating. Lightness of line from Baghdad to Teheran is due to its
utilizing the highest reaches of the river & avoiding the middle oo-sc.-
with their <containing gorges the outcome of geological conditions
universally pervading meunteins of Persia. This same advantage is
partly onjoyod by Trans Persian line as far westward as Teheran, But
it must not be forgotten that very many of the views expressed by me
require to be confirmed. This must bo tackled gradually & will take a
long time. The more (1 gr.undec.) surveys & reconnaissances required
for the purpose have been set forth in cable Y 4278 dated Doc .5th also
my telegram of Doo .9 th transmitted by the G.O.C.inC under his X_4348.
Ml these reconnaissances & surveys should now be vigorously pushed//'’
D.O. A.Ct.lo
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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].
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- 1 file (272 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
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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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- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
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- 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
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- Open Government Licence