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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [192r] (384/549)
The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1918-5 Oct 1919. 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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From j — * Go Cc^ Xndia*
Tq * i - War Cfce »
Dispatched 1333 18th Octooar, 1918*
Received 100 5 19th OctoOer, 1918.
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83001 • Q.M.G. 0 otooer 18th.
Referring to 62B26 522 of July
18th my .telegrams 78587 ^.0.13. Sppfger 30th and
82083^0ctooer 11th aid Marshall’s 3062 S^tooer 15th*
Operations. I again urge on you the need for a definite and
final settle man t of the qiestlcn of the aerates line.
2. It is clear from the last quoted telegram that
Ms-shall .contrary tc the orders of the *rmy Council has
commenced that extension concurrently with the construction
of Khanikin extension Inhead ef giving latter priority and
that he expects either you or India to -eplace the railway
material diverted from Khali kin to Euphrates.
H.S reasons for departing from your instmctions are not
based on the actual military situation hut on the post
be Hum development of Mesopotamia. In my judgment the
m st however oe the sole governing factor. In my telegram
78587 Septemoer sth its Endian aspect was fully stated to
you and I still hold strongly that it is altogether
too early to subordinate military work needed to press home
t ,, e -successful conclusion of the war to post bellum political
and economic projects.
3 . In any case I must again remind you that for the
t c UFc.r.r><>t,amia it is impossible fcr India
econcmic development of Mesopotamia ic i
at the present moment to spare either railway material or
rolling stock; nos has she available the trained personnel
whi ch Marshall is landing to meet his development projects,
in order to maintain India's railways and enable them to meet
the heavy strain of the present shortage of harvest and of
military needs both personnel and material are urgently
required here. ,.fter the conclusion of the war it will take
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] near the end of, and immediately following, 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
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- A proposed survey of Persia [Iran] for the purposes of railway building
- Demobilisation planning
- Transition from military to civil administration
- Expenditure
- A proposal for a direct Baghdad-Haifa line.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Chief of the General Staff, India; the Director General of Movements and Railways, War Office; and the High Commissioner at Constantinople [Istanbul].
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- 1 file (272 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
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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 274; 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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- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:30r, 30av, 30v:273v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence