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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [112r] (223/270)
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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time being the construction of a Wagon Perry at Baghdad would
have been of less use without its conversion.
The War Office therefore reconsidered the question and
llov.in their 82141 ^of 5th November have now sanctioned the conversion
of the Baghdad-Hillah line and also the construction of the
Wagon Perry at Baghdad in order to link up the right and
left banks of the Tigris and release the steamers which are
doing the work of linking up at present.
Aug. with reference to G-.Q.Q.resopotarni&s telegram ho. 7334
dated 11th August and War Office reference to nara. 10 the
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items therein mentioned are as follows:-*
1. Completion of Samawa Hilla link.
2. Conversion of the Hillah-Baghdad line.
3. Port of terminal metre gauge station.
4. Wagon Ferry and link.
5. Locomotive sheds and water supplies.
' ote . All above are necessary for operating the line.
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In War Office No.82220 dated 8th October para.l
the telegrams quoted therein were sent to the G-.Q.C. L!eso v tamia
asking him to cease undertaking works without sanction.
para. 2 sanctions the completion of the remaining 12 miles
to Nifri provided that by so doing labour is not retained which
could otherwise be repatriated.
Para. 3 regarding faiyara extension,as it is impossible
to supply 60 c.m. materials the expediency oi utilising broa^c
gauge sleepers from the iasiriyeh line, 50 lbs. rails frcm Basra
Amara line, spare sidings of the Nut-Baghdad line, and laying
standard gauge to .^aiyara is suggested as a temporary measure.
Para. 4. deals with the subject of telegram No.81256 which
G-.Q*C.Mesopotamia said he had not received in time to stop work
on the Kifri line.
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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
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- Open Government Licence