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'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II' [39r] (77/274)
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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From;- C. in G. India
To '• -
Handed in llfr50.p o m* 24/4/18o
Received 10.50.p.m. 25/4/18..
G.O .C .Mesopo tamia •>
repeated War Officeo
32010
Your Xc8242 April 22nd, Felloving is the situation
as regards provision of the large amount of metr^u^auge
engines and rolling stock demanded in your Xo7422 dated
March 1 23rd, 3 standard goods type and 21 mixed type
engines have been arranged for > This will permit
shipment of 20 in April 20 in May and 14 in June, Am
considering here offer made in War Office telegram 56708
cipher 1 M.R,2B/13615 dated April 19th - repeated #our
Director of Railways, 170 covered goods wagons- have also
boon arranged for and these with balance of your previous
demand for 650 vagons should be shipped by end of June o
Your demands can be met in full from India but capacity
of metre gauge lines in India will be very seriously
reduced by further withdrawals of engines and ■wagons, ,nd
it would be necessary for you to accept F class engines
and probably a proportion of open trucks * To be able to
judge necessity of embarrassing railways in India and
extent to which application for further rolling stock should
be made on Englaid please state what proportion of loco
motives and rolling stock bestow/ed Is for use on Khanikirr
extension and what proportion for equipping existing lines
to the 18 trains a day standard. Having regard to present
strategic situation and shortage of shipping necessity
for completing your rolling stock reserve up to an 18
trains a day standard appears to require review.
Wire your observations regarding this point,
Cc2oCopies to:- S of S. D.C I.G.S, D S.D. D.D.SD.
S.D.2. 2A, 2B„ D.M.O. M.O.X. M. 0 e 2A . D.G.M.R. D.Mov,
S.R.l, M.R,1, 2. 3,
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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.
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- 1 file (135 folios)
- Arrangement
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 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
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- Open Government Licence