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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [49r] (98/549)
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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X.7197 5 your 79322 M.R.S.a. Juiio 30th.
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I do not think you have received all my telegrams
and perhaps some are v:ith Q, and some are vJith G. I will
rehearse situation. in our X,5927 April 23rd General Cohhe
pressed for extension of standard line to Sherd by use of
Dhi 'ban line wnicr was of no civil or military use replacing
Oj a/ailable 2 , 6 ,f line. it can be relaid at any time in a
fe'.T weeks • In my X.6036 May 13th after takiny over from
General Gobbe and visiting ?Mosul I emphasised the importance
oi this. Lo it ies and European drivers and mechanics v/ere
breaking down fast from work and heat. I at once started
plate-laying. My X.7049 June 1st gave resume of events in
Kurdistan emphasised necessity of railway extension. My
X.7141 (?)June 21st reported action. I re 0 ard such lines
as Dhibban and extension beyond Baiji as merely the rolling up
and down of a stair£ carpet com ittung us to no permanent
economic or international policy, and my action has been that
necessary maintenance of my responsibilities at Mosul to
suppress the Kurdistan rising save any lorries and European est
ablishment from breakdown and send Indians as much transport
as possible,
I am stopping platelaying at miles 32 according to orders
in your telegram under reply. This is ?disastrous owing to
lorry position and I solicit Cloar Line orders to continue lino
to Sherd viz. miles 40 plus 6 miles to water while you are
•onsidering policy recommended in X.7141 June 21st of going ©n
to the dead end at Qaiyara.
Please also realize that this is only way of helping Mosul
situation before next rainy season. Sherd haiyara could (2 grps
undec.). I review railway situation in view:;of much cross
tele^raphinn*. Am rolling up Basrah Amarah line required
O iOO % y
neither/
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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