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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [170r] (340/549)
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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From :** Goneral Do (kndclle, Baghdad, ( t
To : - D. G.M.R. / ^
Desratohed 7-15 p «m, 5 .12 .18 .
Received 7 a.m. 7.12.18.
X ,4278 Deer . 5th.
I hot submit my report with suggestions as to
what survey work might usefully be undertaken as instructed
in Far Office telegram 70503 cipher M. R . 2 , a „ 629 Novr . 9th.
You may desire type of these surveys to be distributed so as
to be prepared to supply information needed during sitting of
Peace Conference. Time is very short and transport and
escorts are difficult so in that case reconnaissances might
have to be substituted for the surveys suggested below.
Technically sole dependable, basis for examining Persian railway
problem are recent studies under Director of Railways on line through
Kirmanshah. Commericially problem is inseparably (?) linked
to development of prospects in Mesopotamia. Taking 1st
Kermanshah surveys and reconnaissances they prove that a
reasonable line can be obtained frvn Baghdad to Kermanshah miles
258. Only two bad stretches are decent to Mahidasht plain
miles 225 to miles 31 and D&rdund Gorge miles 170 to miles 178,
Beth will demand 1 in 30 gradient and 16 degrees curves (1 group
ed
undecipherable / but no important tunnel or other special work.
Rest of line Khanikin miles 103 to Kermanshah is relatively easy.
Reconnaissances from Kermanshah to Ramadan miles 392 have
disclosed unexpectedly light line. Hardly any big works except
on ascent to escarpment bordering Ramadan Plateau from miles 351
to miles 361 and on 3 miles steep gorges in Serpentine rock the
greater part on a fairly straight but cragged reach between mi.-s
300 and 302. All mileages from Baghdad. The whole of Khanikin
Ramadan project has proved remarkably easy from construction
standpoint notwithstanding forbidding nature of orography. But or
account of curvature no wider gauge thau metre would be practicable
either here or over any other long distance in Persia. This is
immaterial fey on a majority of these lines traffics are destined
to
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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'
- 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
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- Open Government Licence