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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [171r] (342/549)
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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to remain light. He particular obstacles are anticipate,
tetreen Hame.dan and Teheran. This length should be surveyor
but ""!' do not suggest contemplating construction baycnd
Hamadan for several years. Turning aw t0 development of
prospects in Mesopotamia almost everything depands on what
is done with Tigris and Euphrates, except oil production.
In the opinion of Colonel Garrow just returned from further
inspection of Tigris and of other river experts regeneration
cf ri ,.rers could be taken in hand gradually at small expense .
X entirely concur with this opinion. Tne only essential,
is an immediate start upon comprehensive programme vhicr Garre-
could now formulate. Very soon irrigation drainage and s*c.ur A t,
of country would begin to benefit but earliest to feel good ,frecos
would be navigation of all kinds and therefore internal
W tlens ^Sl^^and navigation thus concurrently
improved would promote mere briskness of irrigation and faster
agricultural development than could otherwise occur. In distant
future light narrow gauge feeder railways would take the place
cf much cf the navigation. Centro of gravity of eventual
agricultural development which v<uh timely measures can be
counted upon vill be much nearer Persian ^u-,f tiian Ledite
Heaviest produce traffic as from Baghdad region will thereforc
move towards
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. It is partly for that reason that
X recommend standard gauge between Baghdad and Basra. Vltimsvh.:
. CUEh t to be planned connecting Mesopotamia
another standard, gaugm iu 0 iio
with Mediterranean for rapid international exchanges and fer^
hiF h class freight and Mecca pilgrims of both Mesopotamia and
. 0 ^ rJ p,, n-hd cd is the ind icated e©■ s oern
Per^i^* P° r sucil a " inc ' bc -h n( '- t - u
terminus and for Western terminus for British interests will
pre3 umoblv be served best by aiming at some port lying as .a,
80u th as attainable . But the premising territory around Delr ^
north-west of El Quain should be served either by the line
cr by a branch from it. In case it acquired importance during
the peace negotiations this Mediterranean connection should
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/L/MIL/5/789
- 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