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'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II' [27r] (53/274)
The record is made up of 1 file (135 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1917-24 Jun 1918. 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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SECRET.
Prom:- G.O.C., Mesopotamia.
To:- War Office; repeated C.-in-C., India
Handed in 12.45 p.m. # 12th May, 1918.
Received 11.15 p.m., 12th May, 1918.
X.8748. May 12th. 12.30 p.m.
*
Your M.R.2.B. 13662 May 5th. It is oonsidored
by Railways here that these heavy engines are net suited
to local conditions and that it would be preferable that
India should aecept them. They would net pass over
Gurmat Ali floating bridge. The strengthening of
various ether pile bridge will be necessary but a full
invest! gat ion of quantity of work involved is not poss
ible owing to yeur request for an immediate reply.
I will accept them for Mesopotamia if India is unwilling
to take them but they would appear more suitable for
latter country. Should they be sent I should be glad
pf erectors and 3 experts to train drivers. As regards
oily-fuel, engines should come as they are if they are
already fitted for oil. If not fitted please send
tender oil tank and sufficient brioks for fire box
linings. Wo will make the remainder of fittings
V
L
C.-\ Copy to:- D.G.M.R. *
M.O.X. Copies to:
P.C.I.G.S
L. M. 0.
D.D.M.O.
M. 0.2.
M.O.2.A.
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.
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* 13662 gives dimensions etc. cf rolling stock suitable
to above railway.
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and river transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during 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
- Military operations targeting the Turkish railways in Palestine
- Planning and progress of the Mesopotamia Transport Commission
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- Postwar railway policy in India and Mesopotamia
- The question of substituting oil fuel for coal supply in river and rail transport.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the Major General Sir Henry Francis Edward Freeland, Chairman of the Mesopotamia Transport Commission; 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 Assistant Director of the Inland Water Transport, Mesopotamia.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (135 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 137; 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/5/788
- Title
- 'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:136v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence