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File 4613/1919 Pt 5 'Mesopotamia: Land Policy. Land for Civil Cantonment.' [‎193r] (25/56)

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The record is made up of 1 item (22 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1919-7 May 1920. 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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Copy of a m,mo Ho. H.l/2/25 dated 3rd January 1919 ,
from the Executive Snginear. Civil Works, Baghdad, to
the Qivil Commissioner, Baghdad#
m*K.
Reference your No.37607 of 17*12-19*
I send herewith plans showing the layout of
Alwiyeh, 2he small scale plan shows roughly the main
lines ot the complete scheme, linked up with the Military
Cantonment of Hinaidi* 2he large scale plan shows the
more complete development of the xye ground available
at present*
She outlines of the eoheme is briefly as follows;*
One main traffic road will run from Baghdad city
to Hinaidi Cantonment, through centres marked C.B. and A*
A tramway is proposed on this road, which will be the
main traffic road of the town and to the cantonment*
It is aligned to take the minaret and domes of the
mosque of Abdul A&dir Kilani in the far distance at one
end, and can be broken by features at points C & A* point
rt C" will be a business centre of the town for suoh build*
ings as Workshops, Stores, Garages, etc., Midway between
0 & 3 the road will pass through the market or shopping
area which is within easy raaoh of the main residential
area* Buropean shops and a well built, covered bazaar
will be erected here. Point "3" is a centre in the
residential area for middle class Buropean houses point
"A* is the real centre of the whole town, and, as it is
on the other main central road, this point of intersec
tion has been designed as a focal point for radiating
roads, and should be treated in a broad and architectural
manner.
I suggest that the central plot No*295 be reserved
for a large monumental building or memorial, surrounded
by gardens in plots Ifos«291, 292, 293, 294, 304 , 305,306
and 307, and encircled by the largest houses, probably
wealthy and representative shaikhs will desire sites for

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This item consists of part five of the subject file 4613/1919 Iraq: Land Tenure. It concerns British land policy in the occupied territories of Mesopotamia [Iraq], particularly in relation to proposed construction by the British authorities.

The part contains correspondence discussing a proposed new civil station and military cantonment, which would be located in the southern vicinity of Baghdad. Correspondents include the Acting Civil Commissioner in Baghdad (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson), the Officiating Commander-in-Chief of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force (Major-General George Fletcher MacMunn), and officials of the 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. and the War Office.

Included with this part are several plans showing the layout of the proposed sites, as well as the layout of a proposed Baghdad railway.

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File 4613/1919 Pt 5 'Mesopotamia: Land Policy. Land for Civil Cantonment.' [‎193r] (25/56), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/847/5, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061328859.0x000007> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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