"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات] في بلاد الرافدين، المجلد IV" [و‎‎١‎١] (٢٧٠/٢١)

X.9571 cipher July 25th. Reference 'your X 86197 M.0.2. June 21st
Part 1.
All wap references to Asia series scale l/M.X. It was
- decided as a result of Major Burton's reconnaissance between
Kub(l croup undec• )h and Muh(?ci)wiro In March that country
traversed was quite possible for construction of railway.
His party was looted, records and naps being destroyed.
Major Holt carried out S further reconnaissance of
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preliminary nature. Object of first was to ascertain feasibility
of a straight alignment followed from Kub(l group undeo.)h
westward in the direction of Kasr Kubtaz crossing Shalb Amedj and
continuing along v/ater shods totwoen Wadis (1 group undex5)on
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(1 group undec.) Kojel (1 group undoc.) Hamad and crossing slopes
of the Jebel A,aza towards Fovalazrok. Owing to brolcon ground
further south conclusion was drawn fron this reconnaissance that
lino must pass within quarter of a mile of Kubbaz. Part 2 follows.
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Part 2.
The second reconnaissance was planned to ascertain first
the feasibility of a line from'Kub....h to Muhaiwir then west of
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Wadi Hour an and between Shaibagherri arid tho Wadi Hauran to
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Elhonad and secondly to ascertain feasibility of line Kub,..h to
Amedj and along the vratersheds between the Wadis Hauran and Amedj.
Following conslusions were drawn from this reconnaissance. First
that an alignment via Muhaiwir either west of or up the Wadi Hauran
is at an expensive and v/inding alignment. Secondly that between
Wadis Ameedj and Husainiyeh presents a good possibility (1 group
undec.) line (1 group undec.) running for many miles up the Wadi
Husainiyah. Part 3 follows.
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1,0.(Mr.Monteath; • Ad.CComander Lang). /• '
NOTE DY G.2. x Probably §5179 12/6/20^1