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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [113r] (225/270)
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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Deep. 1320 12.8.19,
Reed. 1600 14.3*19.
X.7334 August 11th.
Your S0115 cipher M.R.-2.a. July 30th.
2. Approximate estimates under following headings construction
- ^ workln S expenses in lahfes of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
eu>o: A. 29 i -14 2 / 0 :
C.lli-15 1/3: D.Rf-14: E.2-J~l 1 / 3 .
o. deluding cost of permament way rood other material
already in the country, estimated at
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
22
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
4. Ihere will be no saving until ICut-.l-Am.ara line is
dismantled after which ostimated monthly reduction in
expenditure is 2i
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
5 * estimated at
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
200,000 monthly rising to
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
500,000 ? before close of 1920, but those figures are
pure conjecture,
e. Redaction of majority of portion of fleet probably
saving 2i millions sterling por year plus capital value of ships
available for sale. Also save whole Kut-ol-Amara and Amara
river bases with staffs rest camps, hospitals, i ce plants, stoam
repair yards and electric installations.
r ‘ » fs lokhs
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per month,
8 * Fifte3n lai2ls ru -P-es excluding rails and rolling stock.
See my telegram Ho.X.7324 dated August 7th.
S. 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
a month. For 2 trains dailv.
10 . Items 1,2. Part of item sh'erminal metro gauge station
at Baghdad, item 4 and part of item 12, i.o., locomotive shod,
auc water supplies.' R e future of I.W.T. fleet see also my
telegram Ko.X.7323 August 8th,
C./.Copies to; ^R}?Y COUNCIL., D.S.D., D.M.O. F 1 -5
kit 0 - D - H0T - w * ? -
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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