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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [‎242r] (484/549)

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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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Despatched 12.45.p.m. 30/7/18
Received 8,5.a.m. 31/7/18.
From:- Director of Rai1ways, Baghdad .
To:- War Office.
repeated Simla and Communications Basra
X. 703. July 30th.
The following is progress report for week ending
July 28th - - Standard gauge lines. Samarra Tikrit formation
completed to miles 23 and a half and linking to mile 22 and
a half. (?)Metre gauge lines. Table Mountain Khanikin ex
tension!. Portion from Kur..*rah river to Khanikin 15 per
cent of mileage completed. Portion from Table Mountain
to Kur...rah cuttings 38 per cent banks 6^ per cent and
tunnelling 40 per cent completed;
Basrah port developements.. ,52 per cent of work in port
yards complete.
Narrow g-auge lines. . Hillah Kifl# - 19 miles format!cm and
15 miles linking completed.
Surveys . Detailed survey in hand of through route and
reconnaissance for extension beyond Khanikin.
C.2.Copies to:- ARMY COUNCIL
M.O.X. Copies 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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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
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