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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [249r] (498/549)
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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SUCRET
G^O.C. in C • # Mesopotamia.
War Office, Repeated i- India*
Despatched ••• 3*50 p.m. 22 *7.18.
Received t- 5.10 p.m* 23.7#18*
X*473 22nd. Your 62611 cipher M.R*2*A*625 July 19th*
It is understood that Colonel Sutherland and the 3 further construction
officers will be sent here direct and the 10 ^fistruction officers will
be sent to India for training first and thence as required to Mesopotamia.
We shall probably require 3 survey parties for railway surveys for which
Sutherland and above 3 plus 3 who can be made available here will suffice*
Railways will wire regarding instruments to equip these parties* If sent
Prettyman will be employed. As regards roads the road from ? present
railhead has been put under Lieut-Colonel Gaskell vide my X*9952 July 2nd.
as mentioned in your above quoted wire and in your 62626 M#R*2*A. 622
July 18th survey for extension of Khanikin railway is already in hand*
Information to date indicates that it may be possible to get a line beyond
Qasr I Shirin to foot of Paitak (?) village and thence a ropeway may be
possible to the summit. Will report later as Surveys progress but it will
be some time before any more definite information can be given on this
point*
Director of Railways does not think anything beyond this likely to be
practicable as a war project*
Ollen the ropeway expert whom you sent out with the small transporters
went down with heat stroke before starting reconnaissance and we are
arranging with Muniboard to get out a ropeway expert from India who is an
Employe of Ropeways Limited, Indian agents.
As regards last
Hope to report further on ropeway by end of August,
sentence of your 62611 other routes will be surveyed but I should be glad
to have a reply to My X (?) 261 July 14th regarding ultimate objective
and obligatory points*
C*2. Copies to ARMY COUNCIL. S.D*2*, S.D.2.a., S.D*2.b., F.I., F*2.,
D.O • , A.G.l. , A. 0.7 *, M. S *1 • , D* .M .0., M.0.2*a., M.R.3., D «S .T • , M»R*1.
M.R*2*a., M.S.l.(India), D.D.P.S*, D.S.D., D.D.S.D*
M.0.X* Copies to C.I.G.S. (2) D.M.O. M.0*2* M.I.2. M.I*2*d. (1)
D.C.I.G.S. D.D.H.O D.M.I. M.I.2b. 1.0*
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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
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- Open Government Licence