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1. 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
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- Abstract: 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, BaghdadSupply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnelA proposed survey of Persia [Iran] for the purposes of railway buildingDemobilisation planningTransition from military to civil administrationExpenditureA 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].Physical description: 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 side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
2. 'Mesopotamia: demobilisation of British troops'
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- Abstract: This file consists of letters regarding the demobilisation of British troops in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and India after the First World War.The file contains discussion of the following: the number of troops; artillery forces; origins of troops; breakdown of troops by division, both Indian and British (e.g. cavalry, artillery, infantry); signals; army medical affairs; post and telegraph; electrical and mechanical matters; labour; shipping; permission for using ships from Egypt in India; difficulties and issues including weather issues; arguments over who to send first in different phases of demobilistion; and mentions of the Censor’s report.The principal correspondents are the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the War Office; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia; General Headquarters, Egypt; the Commander-in-Chief, India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present between ff 2-66.