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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [47r] (93/270)
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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• 8364cipher March Itth.
Your 84110 dated 1
1. ?„7o00 cannot bo traced and therefore unable to
confirm concurrence penclin G further information.
Consider that considerable difficulties must arise
unless the guarantees asked for in my telegram Q 4996
dated March 16th are fully secured.
situation in that telegram fully disclosed.
2. Am further of opinion that problems will arise on
recruiting which may react very seriously on
military situation and may even ? result in military
control having to be re-established unless this political
question is placed on a firm basis. See A.G, Number S363
A.3.S.T, dated hocember 19th 1919 which suggest the ? closing
of all railway recruiting. This paragraph c.n only be
regarded as counsel as vre are not competent to speak of
civil administration of future recruiting arrangements
but consider desirable that you should ? be answered.
3. Your paragraphs 2, 3. 4. 5, 6 and 7 noted but consider
■chat independent advisory board should be appointed, see my
telegram Q.4109 dated March 1st.
4. In addition to guarantee asked for in my telegram
Q.5167- dated March 16th we must hold the right to requisition
railway material train personnel and service in the
ovent of emergency. In case of emergency 0.0.0. to be the
deciding authority. On this important guarantee General
Staff insistent,
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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