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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [34r] (67/270)
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:- War Office^
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lo Understand that you consider railways should submit to you
all applications for funds and sanction to carry out Capital Uortcs
and current expenditure and Railway Rnd^tsh This is not ti.e
intention of my 84110 of March lltho / You should realize that
provision is not being made by V/ar Office for funds for
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capital railway expenditure or prevision of " v stock but
only for such charges as are likely to be raised by Civil for
conveyance after April 1st of military stores and personnel and
for construe tion work of purely military necessity, ; Qaiyara
extension^ It is made clear in my 84132 March 13tin that sanction
to Capital Works is new a matter for
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.
and Civile
Former are now wiring Civil regarding Capital Works for this yearn
2 3 D e Railways will not now be responsible to you but to the
Civil Commissioner.,
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As regards guarantees mentioned in your X.8364 March 18/
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Civil have in their 4117 of April 4th given necessary guarantee
for priority cf military, stores on railways,, presume you are
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aware of this vide my 3S3S4 March 19th 0 As regards your Q 5541
April 11th, in present state of railways guarantee of priority
is all that could be given and it is considered your difficulty
under this head is now removed. Minor details can be settled
between Civil and yourself without reference here 0
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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