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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [13r] (25/270)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 4 Oct 1919-9 Dec 1920. 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.: 0 : 0 e c. Mos opotania
To; V^ar Office,
Deep. 1730 6„7o20.
Rood, 1900 9*7 3 20*
X.R.36 cipher July 6th,. Part I.
Your 85209 M # R,2,a. June 15t>
. ^ ^ -
1, Have posted, copy of ny 5126/3^March 30th.
2, Your instructions noted and records arc being kept.
Clothing. Requirements of railway had been arranged to end
/
of current financial year previous to receipt of your
telegram. Civil will make own arrangements from April
1st, 1921, Tentage, Civil are making own arrangements
from October 3rd, Rations, At present Civil can give no
date and stato that it cannot be earlier than October 1st in
any case, Modical and sanitary cannot bo taken over intact
oarlier than April 1st, 1921, They are being taken over piece
meal but rapid progress is rendered difficult owing to lack
of hospital accommodation. Estimate of expenditure involved
is being made out and will be telegraphed later,
3, Hoted,
Part 2,
4, Your instructions noted regarding carriage of oil fuel for
railways (?) which (?) oil (2 groups undec.) in military hands.
Civil commissioner considers transport of oil could bo carried
more economically through (?) commercial
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. (?) Question
(?) of all freight charges is being considered with view to
possible reduction provided no loss to Army is involved by such
reduction 8 Further (group undoc.) will be (?) made shortly.
5, Amy have made coal contracts to cover railway requirements
up to March 31st, 1921 and from that date Civil propose making
their own arrangements. This is agreed to.
6. Noted,
7, Question of military rates is still under consideration.
(?) Up to date official proposals have not been rcceivca from
Civil*Commissioner but unofficial (group undec.) arc being
held to determine rate.
3. It is impossible to furnish even an approximate estimate
iivi-r-M "hm i a nf* W* "Hlrt Is knOWTl .
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence, notes, and maps regarding rail transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and the surrounding region after 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
- Planning, reconnaissance, and surveying for a proposed direct Baghdad-Haifa ('Trans-Arabian') line
- Costs and expenditure
- Transition from military to civil administration.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
The file contains two maps, both showing railway lines in the region (folios 132-133). The file also includes a newspaper cutting of an article on the Baghdad-Basra railway, from The Pioneer Mail , dated 5 December 1919 (folio 92).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (132 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 134; 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/5/790
- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:91v, 93r:131v, 134r, 135v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence