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File 3142/1903 'Hedjaz Railway' [5v] (17/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (242 folios). It was created in 1901-1908. It was written in English, French and Turkish, Ottoman. 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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of a land quarantine, and the s
title of “ prophylaxie hygi^nique,
ments in the sanitary conditions
overcrowding that now obtains in
the pilgrims on the journey, the
and, in time of epidemic, in subn
intermediate stations, where sma
of plague or cholera found at th
identical with the scheme I had <
sole difference is that I proposed
a large lazaret at Tebuk, where tl:
the present state of public opinion
it is noteworthy that Dr. Delamar
on this point, and to recommend t
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however desirable in theory, wo
pra ctice, r£
TfmnsT^after leavin
"certain period. Such a measure
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mrhood would not easily si
confined to the proposed houses i
such quarantine would be very m
to he confined to the houses, the;
Damascus, with the possibility c
carry, while the large majority of
would never return, and could i
Practically, the same considerate
parts of the country or for other c
would be neither more nor less th
a quarantine at all, it would be
Tebuk.
I venture to call attention to
is stated that £ T. 1,835 have alre
with the sanitary defence of this i
also goes, the total will be raised f
my annual report for 1911 to this
useless) missions, and thus to waste largfHStHf^WS 1 ^#
the lazarets themselves.
I have, &c.
E. G. CLEMOW.
P.S.—I regret to find that I do not appear to have hitherto sent your Excellency
a copy of my monograph on the sanitary defence of the Hedjaz Railway, referred to
in the above despatch. I have the honour now to transmit copies thereof. It covers
considerably wider ground than Dr. Delamare’s report, but, as already stated, the
latter confirms almost in every detail the conclusions and proposals contained in the
earlier work.
E. G. C.
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- Content
This volume contains copies of correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of the Hedjaz [Hijaz] Railway. The correspondence discusses a number of different aspects of the railway including its route, the progress of its construction and donations made towards its construction by members of the Muslim community in India.
A limited amount of the correspondence in the volume is in French, including a copy of a letter sent by Paul Cambon, the French Ambassador in London, to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary (folio 15).
The volume contains a number of reports and related information about the railway. Of particular interest are the following:
- A report on the Hejaz Railway by Major Francis Richard Maunsell, dated July 1907 (ff 56-69)
- A memorandum respecting German influence on the Hejaz Railway by George Ambrose Lloyd, 1906 (ff 95-96)
- A list of the principal stations on the Hejaz Railway with approximate distances between Damascus and each station (f 100)
- A map of the Hejaz Railway with list of stations (f 106)
- A report by Mr Teofani Loiso, Vice-Consul at Mersina, based on information provided to him by his son who was employed as an engineer on the railway (ff 105-107)
- A report by Herr Otto von Kapp Kohlstein, a German engineer who inspected the Haifa-Damascus branch of the route and worked on the construction of the Damascus-Maan branch (ff 107-109).
In addition, the volume contains cuttings (and translations) of press articles related to several aspects of the railway and its construction. Also included are two maps. The Turkish (Ottoman) language material consists of the second of these two maps.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (242 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 240; 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. It should be noted that the covers of this volume have not been foliated.
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- English, French and Turkish, Ottoman in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- File 3142/1903 'Hedjaz Railway'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 2r:6v, 8r:50v, 52r:85r, 88r:88v, 91r:105v, 107r:119v, 122r:129v, 131r:200v, 204r:235v, 238r:239v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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