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Coll 28/105 ‘Iran. Transit of German railway coaches to Iran via Iraq.’ [32r] (63/74)
The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1941-1 Nov 1941. 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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[Thu Document is the Property of His Britannic Majeaiv’? Government, and should
under Lock and Key.]
[ Cypher ] G'ChERAL DISTRIBUTION
Prom: IRAQ
FROM BAGDAD TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Sir K. Cornwallis
No. 667
June 26th, 1941.
D. 1.05. p. m.
R. 8.45. p.m.
Repeated to Government of India No. 257
Angora No.190,
Tehran No.128 and
Perrinmil Basra No.137.
26th June, 1941.
26th June, 1941.
h 5 h h h h
IMPORTANT
I have "been informed by the Director-General of
Railways that the 'Turkish Minister is pressing him to
despatch urgently by rail to 'Turkey, certain suonlies of
munitions and agricultural instruments now in this
country. Director-General has at present 110 v/ooden
covered wagons and is loading 50 of them for early despatch
of part or the Turkish material. 'There are no Iraqi
wagons in 'Turkey. Director-General is most anxious to
retain the remaining 60 here for transport of British
trooos if and when required. Unless he can keep these
or acquire Iranian coaches, (see my telegram Arfar No. 148)
he only nossesses steel covered wagons for troop
movements. Although I realize from your telegram No.l[? 66 ]
Arfar urgent need for transport of civil supplies to
‘Turkey, I consider our military requirements must in this
case take first place and I trust that representations will
be made to the Turkish Government to enable the Director-
General to hire 60 trucks as temporary measure.
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Correspondence concerning possible arrangements for Iranian railway carriages to be commandeered for the transport of British troops in Iraq. The correspondence covers: the likely reluctance of the Government of Iran to allow such an arrangement; the impact of any arrangment on relations between the Iraq and Iran Governments; the presence of eleven German railway carriages in Iraq, originally ordered by the Government of Iran and en route to Iran; attempts by British officials to stop the German railway carriages from departing Iraq for Iran. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Minister at Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign Office; the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Iraq, Kinahan Cornwallis.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (35 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3516
- Title
- Coll 28/105 ‘Iran. Transit of German railway coaches to Iran via Iraq.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:36v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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