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'Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.' [13v] (26/134)
The record is made up of 1 volume (66 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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22
VERY URGENT.
No. 133-77-E.
General Headquarters , I. E. F. " D."
4th April 1916.
To D. A. & Q. M. G.
Memorandum.
Reference your No. 1142-13-Q., of 4th, forwarding P.M.T O.'s No. A-21-13,
dated 2nd April 1916, I may remark that all the wharves asked for in M. 1. note
No. 4 of 25th December 1915 have been built, i.e., 2 new ones above Magill, the
Hospital, Ordnance and R. E. Piers.
2 I -suggested in my No. 133-37-E., dated 14th February 1916, that the
D. G^ of P. A. and R. C. should decide what wharfage is necessary, but I have
received no reply on this subject.
3 There are seven wharves at Magill and an eighth nearly ready, but
I don't think, even with the recent press of traffic, I ever saw all these wharves
occupied by steamers.
Is it likely that the number of ships in the future will be greater ?
4 Before entering on large schemes of construction of wharves such as the
long stretches of wharf asked for at the Bhoosa and Customs piers, I think it is
desirable to ascertain that they are definitely required, and for what purpose.
Once some definite and comprehensive scheme has been prepared and sanc
tioned, we should have something to work to.
J. C. RIMINGTON,
B. G., R.E.
Copy to D. G. of P. A. & R. C.
P. M. T. 0.
D. D. Works.
No. 179-A-16.
Office gf the Directcr-General of
Port Administration and River Conservancy,
I. E. F orce " D, "
53, Strand Road.
To the D. A. & Q. M. G.
Memorandum.
With reierence to your very urgent No. 1142-13-Q., dated 3rd March 1910,
forwarding copy of letter, dated 2nd April 1910, from the P M 1. 0., I submit
that from reading Captain Huddleston's letter one would think no scheme for
wharves at Magill, had been sanctioned and was in course of execution.
There will be 4 new pontoon landing stages for river craft at Magill, the
pontoons for same have already arrived at Bombay and the chief object ol my
deputation to Bombay is to expedite all matters in connection with wharves at
g I have already commented in paragraph 8 of my No. 88-A.-16, dated 7th March
on the Marine Transport Note referred to by the I. M. i. 0. m his letter urn er
reference and whilst I am anxious to do all that is possible to give more accom
modation I submit the matter must be dealt with comprehensively and on a definite
programme, the first item in which is I understand wharves for sea-going vessels
and pontoon landing stages for river at Magill.
(Sd.) Geo . C. BUCHANAN, Colonel
Director-General of Port Administration
and River Conservancy, I. E. Force D.
Copy to B. G., R. E.
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This secret summary was compiled by the Army Department, War Section Case and printed in Simla in September 1919. It contains letters and telegrams sent from 11 December 1915 to 14 August 1916 between the officers of the Government of India and the Director-General of Port Administration and River Conservancy on the administration of the Port of Basrah [Basra].
The summary also contains 'Report of Major-General G F MacMunn's Committee on the Organization of the River Service in Mesopotamia' (folios 58-66), with recommendations for the Royal India Marine Services, on the method of employing existing and forthcoming vessels, and measures for the control of the shipping traffic on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:24r, 25v:34v, 36v:66v, back-i, back
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