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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [32r] (63/270)
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 : - G c 0.C- Mesor-ot^rd.^ .
To
War Office.
Despatched 1755 28,4 2 0
Received 08 0 0 30,4,20,
X, 8612 cipher April 28th, Part
Your 84553 1/UR,2.a, of April 16th/
1, Director was informed: under Q., 5126/2 of March 30th
(not forwarde d to y on.) ,
A * That un til the trans fe r of railway to civil adml hi s t ra t i on
was ccmple tod all appli cations for e xpgndi ture .and ■ sanction
to carry out capital works should he suhrmitted to G,H,Q<.
? In order that there (?) may he ( 9 ) no difficulty
about transfer an account to be kept of all expenditure occurring
after March 31st (croup ur. cle c,) this, so that adjustments
with civil could he made hereafter. Sanction has since only been
ac - ^ x - ■ L * no record of numbers 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7
(see Q s 5126 of December 15th 1919) which were included in the budget
in which the Civil Commissioner expressed his general concurrence
.^wi th the exception of the Daurah cantonment line (vide his telegram
/ , / 'll OCUS tW’
3168 of March 10th addressed to the
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.
). Those works
were referred to (?) also with the request that we might be informed
if .this expenditure had received the advice of the civil adn.inisrration
to the
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.
as (?) otherwise it would be necessary
to shut down all works in progress or unjustifiable expenditure would
b p incurred, This action was taken firstly to ensure that
without our knowledge no fresh amalgamation concern was undertaken
and to efficiently watch over War Office interests and secondly
to ensure that what capital expenditure was undertaken was carried
out with the full consent gad knowledge of the Civil Commissicncr.
Trus t
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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