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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [41r] (82/549)
The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1918-5 Oct 1919. 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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Despatched;- 14.05 12.7.19.
Received;- 09.30 16.7.19.
X.7219 July 12th c . Your 79440 M.0.2. of Hull! 26th noted.
The non-conversion of the Hillah Baghdad line means transhipment at
Hillah v;ith constant expense of labour 6c increased running expenses
£: equipment mile to convert the portion v/ould cost very little.
Presume you have fully considered this point. With regard to economy
I find that the estimate of 374
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
given in G.H.Q. letter No.
Q,.2684/42 cf May 2nd 1919 is considerably below actual expenditure
that will be incurred if programme outlined in Director of Railways
No.C.385/136 of January 1st is carried out difference chiefly due to
labour situation in India compelling us to retain labour here bet.,
for estimated work of the year 6c for emergencies. Total expenditure
therefore apart from Shergat 6-: Kerkouk lines would be (? ) 448
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
Thc curtailing of work n@t immediately necessary will save 40
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
by
(?) halving staff, most materials being already in the country, with
the result however that the future economic administratioeas of railway
will be prejudiced 6: retarded. Presume you hav* Gon. Lubbock
who will be fcfble to explain this point more fully. I strongly
recommend the programme explained in last par^gra^h of my X.7197 of
j.^ T:r be approved. The extension to Kerkouk will cost l^kns
vide my X.7215 and the urgent line to hifri 20 lakns.
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] near the end of, and immediately following, 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
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- A proposed survey of Persia [Iran] for the purposes of railway building
- Demobilisation planning
- Transition from military to civil administration
- Expenditure
- A proposal for a direct Baghdad-Haifa line.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Chief of the General Staff, India; the Director General of Movements and Railways, War Office; and the High Commissioner at Constantinople [Istanbul].
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- 1 file (272 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 274; 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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- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:30r, 30av, 30v:273v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence