"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات] في بلاد الرافدين، المجلد IV" [و‎‎٢‎٣] (٢٧٠/٤٥)

• 120/Gen .No/6792.
Tcxf- G.C*0., Ba^idad
PRIORITY.
.5.20
/oode/n.R.3/3248.
Your ^/5543/1 May 15th and preceding cables regarding
^ cost of I.W.T. organisation.
Hot clear how your charges for conveyance Basra to
Kut and Baghdad by I.d.T. are ca.lculated,, Quantities to be
carried daily multiplied by rates mentioned do not work out
to total costs quoted for year.
2. How much of your estimated expenditure is due to
auxiliary services such as dockyards repairs dredging etc
and how much of this would cease to be an a my liability if
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fleet were sold.
3« You have mentioned £30,000 revenue for carriage of
oil for railways. Do you anticipate any revenue from other
sources? If so send details.
4. Cannot Civil Administration take delivery at Basra
of the 117 tons daily you carry for then and make their own
arrangements for conveyance? Or would this minimise capacity
of railway for military traffic?
5* Send also by mail full report on above points with
list of fleet you propose to retain showing vessels in use and
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✓ in reserve. Report should also include classified statement
of anticipated expenditure on operation, maintenance and shore
es tab li shmen ts .
6« * Regarding terms of service of personnel. Letter
0/5167 March 31st not yet to hand. Contracts for rixed period
should be avoided as far as possible. Where these are necessary
period should not exceed 3 months from June 1st.
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