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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [30r] (59/270)
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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Will settle minor details subsequently.
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(A) *fe pointed out in reply to wire that ’Amy
Department India would no loncer be responsible fer recruiting
technical personnel, except for military formations, their
responsibility for military formations, end that remaining quos
civil ’Indians such as railways and ports would be recruited by
Civil Administration Afioncy as these units were shortly to be
transferred to civil ’employees (January 1920).
(3) It was pointed out by Civil Administration that
railways needed special consideration and that, pending definii
orders fran His Majesty's Government (1 group unciec.) n.s
/ . I. K-A. -_
assumption of control of railways (1 group'undec.). unable to
initiate his own recruits settlement. <ie therefore
Railways after consultation with Civilian Commissioner, to send
a Railway Officer to India at once to arrange to take over dee.
necessary for railway recruiting and asked India to carry^on^
until April 1st or until ’railways were in a position to think
over without interruption of recruiting. Colonel Stowell sent
to India for this purpose in February.. (January 152 0),
(C) in April General Lubbock was sent to India in
order to clear up situation with instructions to show correspfcn
dence that passed regaling transfer of railway and endeavour
to arrange for seme satisfactory ’recruiting arrangements to nr
pressing needs independently of whether railways were administ-
by Army or civilians.. So for no reports have been received
from General Lubbock..
5.
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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