"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات]، بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٥٤٩/٤٩)

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.A* Co ns i do ration is boing Ri van 'the possibility oi
a diroot rallt/ay from Bagdad to Haifa as part of our
future Imperi.nl policy,.
.^ould bo of groat fc val'uo to our roprosontativos
at? ^ aris kmrr v r hot her suofi a lino is practicable
taking into consiacration the fact tnst on the uatorlbss
stretches potrol-oloctric locohotivos could probably' be
succos,sfully usod* ’ ' '
3^ It might bo of groat use to make a reconnaissance of
:thc v/holo .route vith the assistance of aeroplanes* It is
suggested that the approximate starting point from Meso
potamia might be Hit*
Without embarking on a regular survey it is suggested
that you and the C^in^C,Egypt might bo able to send
exports to try and obtain the necessary information.
5, The route should traverse Area of the Sykos-Picot
agreement of 1916* Area M 4 M should bo avoided and it
would appear to be to our advantage to keep as far as poss*.
iblc from the French frontier#
6# Information is required as to po 3 G iblo landing grounds
for aeroplanes,and, should it bo found possible to lay an
oil pipe lino in addition to a railway from Bagdad to Haifa,
whether water exists in sufficient quantities along the route
to maintain a series of pumping stations#
7# Pldaso wire at once any information on above points you
have obtained from the party of officers reported to have
recently arrived at Abu Komal from Damascus by motor oat.
Also wire as to possibility of carrying out supplementary
reconnaissance suggested ..imvo repeating to each other.