Yazar
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi
1901/1908
Basım Yeri
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Qatar National Library
Konu
Railway construction | more | less
Tür
Kitap
Dil
eng,fra,ota
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
242
Fiziksel Boyutlar
1 volume (242 folios)
Kütüphane
Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
81055/vdc_100000000365.0x0003d1_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000365.0x0003d1_en | IOR/L/PS/10/12
Kayıt Numarası
81055%2Fvdc_100000000365.0x0003d1_dlme
Lokasyon
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih
1901/1908
Notlar
This volume contains copies of correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of the Hedjaz [Hijaz] Railway. The correspondence discusses a number of different aspects of the railway including its route, the progress of its construction and donations made towards its construction by members of the Muslim community in India.A limited amount of the correspondence in the volume is in French, including a copy of a letter sent by Paul Cambon, the French Ambassador in London, to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary (folio 15).The volume contains a number of reports and related information about the railway. Of particular interest are the following:A report on the Hejaz Railway by Major Francis Richard Maunsell, dated July 1907 (ff 56-69)A memorandum respecting German influence on the Hejaz Railway by George Ambrose Lloyd, 1906 (ff 95-96)A list of the principal stations on the Hejaz Railway with approximate distances between Damascus and each station (f 100)A map of the Hejaz Railway with list of stations (f 106)A report by Mr Teofani Loiso, Vice-Consul at Mersina, based on information provided to him by his son who was employed as an engineer on the railway (ff 105-107)A report by Herr Otto von Kapp Kohlstein, a German engineer who inspected the Haifa-Damascus branch of the route and worked on the construction of the Damascus-Maan branch (ff 107-109).In addition, the volume contains cuttings (and translations) of press articles related to several aspects of the railway and its construction. Also included are two maps. The Turkish (Ottoman) language material consists of the second of these two maps.The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume. | 1 volume (242 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. | Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 240; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. It should be noted that the covers of this volume have not been foliated. | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
