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To:*- V/ar Office -repeated C. in C. India. Rood. 18.30 8.1.19.
X 4889. J fin.7 th. Reference India’s 103818 Ci.M.G.13 Jan. 1st.
I ivculd put forward the follovring vievrs after consultation with
Civil Commissioner.
1. It would appear to me that in.thijS country railway.policy is
primiraily fixed not by civil requirements but by (1 ^r.undecipherable)
1 & strategy considerations. As soon as His Majesty’s Govt, have made a
"decision as to what further construction is required on the above
grounds the Civil Authorities can put forward their own requirements &
an estimate of future personnel & materials can then be framed.
^2, It is open to doubt as regards economic conditions whether con
struction cannot be more economically carried out under present
conditions than under ordinary peace conditions but already we are
considering reduction of personnel for maintainence of open lineb
referred to in para.B of India’s wire. It would certainly not bo
economical before the civil Govt.aro in a position to replace it
without loss of continuity to allow the present organization to break
up. It would appear preferable to intimate as definitely as possible
& as early as possible the conditions under which personnel will
owrute after peace & this if authorized by His Majesty’s Govt. Civil
L Commissioner is prepared to formulate. YJo should them he able to say
what personnel would be willing to stay in this country & what would be
required from India or elsewhere. It might be possible for Civil
Commissioner then to arrange the recruitment of new personnel in India
or elsewhere•
3. It will be seen from the above that the first requirement is for His
Majesty* s @ovt.to lay down definitely what the future railway policy is
to be & what lines are required for personnel & (1 gr .unde ciphenable)
purposest Also the sooner the powers alluded to above are given to
the flivil ComisS ion or the less will be the loss of continuity a
consequent efficiency.
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