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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [20r] (39/270)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 4 Oct 1919-9 Dec 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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6
SECRET.
«»■-■■■ —
Paraphrase*
12X/3A692,
Prcm:- War offieo*
To:- G.C*C., i^esopotarr.ia.
Despatched t- 19.00 15* 6*2 0.
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Pi.RT !■>
65209 cipher H.R.2.A/984.
Your X.8612 April 28th Parts 1 and 2. r
1. Approval given to yoftr 5 action in part 1 para 1(A) and 1(B)*
Owing to mutilation in telegram send by post copy your Q.5126/£ of
/ tei AA+ ,)
March 30th.
^ 2* Your para.6. You may continue as a purely temporary
measure to supply rations, clothing, tentage, medical and
sanitary services to the Civil Commissioner fcr which charges
will be raised against civil government* Details of such
supply should be recorded as from 1st April and should include
what is handed over at transfer as a separate item* As to
recovery of cost further instructions will foil or/.
When does Citfil Cemmiss ioner e xpeot to be able to undertake
these services himself and what is approximate expenditure
Involved.. Can he arrange from 1st August or earlier ?
3*
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.
has assumed responsibility for supply of
railway stores and shipment frcm England, and War Office is
no longer responsible*
Part _2 fell ov?g >
4. Army can continue supplying railways with £Uel oil so long
as oil carrying fleet remains in military hands. But /
h-> V a./., c
understood frcm his 32 67 of 12th March to
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.
that
Civil Commissioner considered this course uneconomical, and
was anxious for oil supply to be carried out by civilian
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
*
5* What are your views as to Army undertaking railway coal
supply ? This may be agreed to as a temporary measure if
necessary.
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- Content
The file, marked secret, contains correspondence, notes, and maps regarding rail transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and the surrounding region after the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including:
- The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regular progress reports from the Director of Railways, Baghdad
- Planning, reconnaissance, and surveying for a proposed direct Baghdad-Haifa ('Trans-Arabian') line
- Costs and expenditure
- Transition from military to civil administration.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
The file contains two maps, both showing railway lines in the region (folios 132-133). The file also includes a newspaper cutting of an article on the Baghdad-Basra railway, from The Pioneer Mail , dated 5 December 1919 (folio 92).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (132 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 134; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/790
- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:91v, 93r:131v, 134r, 135v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence