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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [70r] (139/270)
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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Prom ; - G, PI. Q ^ i\ies opotami a.
To a r 0 fn C 6. repeated G. H. Q . Egypt.
^sntched 1155 20th January, l ; go #
Hece.iveo 2045 26th January, 1920.
X. 6100 January 20th-
Rfelerenoa E e -pt's E.a. 2970 January 17 th
and iVar Office *3205 M,0.,2~/'ja.iuary, 125 . 4 : 1 .
1- Rough estimate of survey of east longtltuda
. road ? was furnished on receipt of report of preliminary
reconnaissance from Hit despatch 11 ft which is still delayed
by conditions of weather and (’) tribal situation
(see my telegram No. x, 8051 dated January 11th),
8 * Prom War Sc307 M.,0.2, dated November 14th
it was presumed that detailed reconnaissance and survey
through, to Buphrates w^ld be carried out by party under your
orders. ,
If this Is not the case pleaoe wire early.
It will take sometime to collect suitable railway
survey officers wh6 are not available at the moment
if details of reconnaissance and survey are required from
this side. Only officer who is suitable to tate oharae
of survey is due for demobilization and is being (?) retained
especially to (1 group undec,) out preliminary reconnaissance
(?) after which he will be despatched forthwith to (.Troup
omitted) personally to you and subsequently to War Office.
3, retails about the numbers of party with ? us
for which transport ? supplied required and average rate of
work in miles per day should be wired, ftils date required
for final survey and for question of supply of your party
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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