"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات]، بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٠] (٥٤٩/٣٤٠)

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From : ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية Goneral Do (kndclle, Baghdad, ( t
To : - D. G.M.R. / ^
Desratohed 7-15 p «m, 5 .12 .18 .
Received 7 a.m. 7.12.18.
X ,4278 Deer . 5th.
I hot submit my report with suggestions as to
what survey work might usefully be undertaken as instructed
in Far Office telegram 70503 cipher M. R . 2 , a „ 629 Novr . 9th.
You may desire type of these surveys to be distributed so as
to be prepared to supply information needed during sitting of
Peace Conference. Time is very short and transport and
escorts are difficult so in that case reconnaissances might
have to be substituted for the surveys suggested below.
Technically sole dependable, basis for examining Persian railway
problem are recent studies under Director of Railways on line through
Kirmanshah. Commericially problem is inseparably (?) linked
to development of prospects in Mesopotamia. Taking 1st
Kermanshah surveys and reconnaissances they prove that a
reasonable line can be obtained frvn Baghdad to Kermanshah miles
258. Only two bad stretches are decent to Mahidasht plain
miles 225 to miles 31 and D&rdund Gorge miles 170 to miles 178,
Beth will demand 1 in 30 gradient and 16 degrees curves (1 group
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undecipherable / but no important tunnel or other special work.
Rest of line Khanikin miles 103 to Kermanshah is relatively easy.
Reconnaissances from Kermanshah to Ramadan miles 392 have
disclosed unexpectedly light line. Hardly any big works except
on ascent to escarpment bordering Ramadan Plateau from miles 351
to miles 361 and on 3 miles steep gorges in Serpentine rock the
greater part on a fairly straight but cragged reach between mi.-s
300 and 302. All mileages from Baghdad. The whole of Khanikin
Ramadan project has proved remarkably easy from construction
standpoint notwithstanding forbidding nature of orography. But or
account of curvature no wider gauge thau metre would be practicable
either here or over any other long distance in Persia. This is
immaterial fey on a majority of these lines traffics are destined
to