"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات] في بلاد الرافدين، المجلد IV" [و‎‎٤‎٧] (٢٧٠/٩٣)

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• 8364cipher March Itth.
Your 84110 dated 1
1. ?„7o00 cannot bo traced and therefore unable to
confirm concurrence penclin G further information.
Consider that considerable difficulties must arise
unless the guarantees asked for in my telegram Q 4996
dated March 16th are fully secured.
situation in that telegram fully disclosed.
2. Am further of opinion that problems will arise on
recruiting which may react very seriously on
military situation and may even ? result in military
control having to be re-established unless this political
question is placed on a firm basis. See A.G, Number S363
A.3.S.T, dated hocember 19th 1919 which suggest the ? closing
of all railway recruiting. This paragraph c.n only be
regarded as counsel as vre are not competent to speak of
civil administration of future recruiting arrangements
but consider desirable that you should ? be answered.
3. Your paragraphs 2, 3. 4. 5, 6 and 7 noted but consider
■chat independent advisory board should be appointed, see my
telegram Q.4109 dated March 1st.
4. In addition to guarantee asked for in my telegram
Q.5167- dated March 16th we must hold the right to requisition
railway material train personnel and service in the
ovent of emergency. In case of emergency 0.0.0. to be the
deciding authority. On this important guarantee General
Staff insistent,
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