"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات]، بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III" [و‎‎٥‎٣] (٥٤٩/١٠٦)

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Frcm:- G.O.C. Mesopotamia.
Tci- War Office.
repealed Indio. ...nd Cairo •
X.714-1 22nd.
Y( ur 7891Va.0.2. 16th. See my X 6036 May 15th. I havo
toon obliged to pull up Dhithan lino and lay tcvards Shoryat as
the boat was hroaking up all my lorry personnel and the Kurdistan
rising has railed for many lorries. 15 miles is completed and
earthworks 4 miles more . Propose r-mpletinc to Shorgat as only
possible means of maintaining force at Mosul and providing for
further demands of Kurdistan situation. Your offer is to give
mo 60 '.entimetre in lieu of 2 foot 6 inch for further extension*
The country onwards is such that even 60 centimetre cannot reach
Mosul under 12 months from leaving main railhead at Shergat. The
alignment will not materially differ frcm that for standard line
and deviations to avoid earthworks would be (stultified) by immense
increase in length. At the same time it is essential that cur
power of delivery at Mosul be increased, and I gladly accept 60
centimetre if you consider that is best solution. Will you ploasc
reconsider whole problem as altered by necessity for taking metre
gauge to Kerkouk owing to, situation in south Kurdistan vide my
X 7049 June 1st and of going to Mosul via Kerkouk and (?)Dialha
eventually pulling up line laid, down temporarily beyond Samara .
This is the paying preposition which Do Candolle and Civil Comiru-
sloner favour. If this is ’acceptable pending completion of line to
Mosul via Korkcuk: X could continue temporarily extension of standard
„ Sir-mat to Qaiyara which would bring mo within 42
i S cf Mrsu/oifeasy alignment deviating from (1 group undec)
1 but not possible to further extension. M .0.2. 2A .5 ‘
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