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'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II' [97r] (193/274)
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.
r E h A T I c N 8,
From:- C. in C., India.
Tc:- C.I.G.S.
Despatched:- 12.5t a.m.)
) 27/1/18.
Received:- 12.45 p.m.
6947 January 26th. . ^ "
Ccntinuaticn my 5364 January 23rd.
^Gn January 23rd I sent following tc Marshall (begins), year telegram
X.6005 and Freeland's X.C004 Vth January 19th.
Please wire fcHewing particulars; (a) what additional 75 peund track
would you require and at what rate of delivery. Taking into account
the 15C miles 75 pound track allotted for the Musaiyib and Felujah branc
lines and for a reserve. (t) Kill the adoption of 75 pound track for
this lino modify your recent demands for 50 pound track, (c) Taking
into account the 2CC -wagons recently supplied and the further demand
for 25f wagons and 25 engines will any additional rolling stoeg be
required, (a) for conduction and (b) for working new lino after
completion? it is presumed Tigris lines would then be but little used,
(d) What bridging material from India would bo required, (e) what
increase in imported labour would you require and from what date.
Replies as to above are very urgently required by Chief. Forecasts will
suffico provisionally. (Message ends).
He replied on January 25th as fellows. Begins.
(A) 269 miles additional 75 pound track required to be delivered in
equal monthly consignments in 6 months commencing February 1st. This
// 15C mU ° e ref9rr ° d tC 5^8 total 419 miles for services as fcllcws:
and aidlnse 55 mllos - Basrah-Eaghdad 365 less 126
.•^fSdJiagayar on Hasiriyah line 239 miles. Stations and sidings 4C
*iu.±os t Baghdad metro raur-o Tern-Tnfli q+d+-t^ j ,
L srminal sta.icn and branch sidings 15 miles.
Branch line tc HillaB Pr r-
' f ' rdleS ' Rosorvo 5C m iles. In addition tc above
/ S ° tS 1 in S '^ P cinta and crossings aro required.
(J Feasibly, see my X.6117 to Troopers of this date.
(cj Yos. (A) 5 engines "R" Clas- mo , , ,
- ... and 150 vehicles. (B) 65 engines "R"
e-ass and 2100 vehicles. Figures in i itt. v
bures in latter based on following assumptions
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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)
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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 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