Coll 17/14 'Railways: termination of appointment of Mr E R Perry as Agent of Iraqi railways at Bombay; working of Iraqi railways'

Name: Coll 17/14 'Railways: termination of appointment of Mr E R Perry as Agent of Iraqi railways at Bombay; working of Iraqi railways'
Author: HM Ambassador to Iraq (correspondent) | Government of Iraq (correspondent)

İsim	Coll 17/14 'Railways: termination of appointment of Mr E R Perry as Agent of Iraqi railways at Bombay; working of Iraqi railways'
Yazar	HM Ambassador to Iraq (correspondent) \| Government of Iraq (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1933/1936
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Railways \| Railway construction \| Concessions, Oil, Iraq \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	180
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (180 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019a_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019a_en \| IOR/L/PS/12/2868
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000602.0x00019a_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1933/1936
Notlar	Correspondence regarding the ownership and management of the Iraqi Railways. The file opens with a small amount of correspondence regarding the decision to dispense with the services of Edward Ralph Perry, the Agent of the Iraqi Railways in Bombay, and also to appoint Mr A Rawlinson to the position of Iraqi Railways Agent to England.The majority of the file consists of correspondence between the Foreign Office, HM Ambassador to Iraq, and the Government of Iraq, concerning the sale of the Iraqi Railways to the Government of Iraq. The correspondence discusses: the economic viability and strategic value of the railway; the need to ensure its effective future running; the retention of key posts for British personnel under new arrangements; and the establishment of a joint Anglo-Iraqi management board. A draft agreement written by HMG can be found at folios 76-86, with extensive comments by George William Rendel of the Foreign Office, at folios 61-75. A copy of the final agreement, plus notes exchanged between HM Ambassador to Iraq (Arthur Clerk Kerr) and the Iraqi PM (Nuri Said Pasha) can be found at folios 15-26.The file also contains material regarding a proposal by the British Oil Development Company to construct a line from their oil fields at Qasab to the existing rail system at Tel Kotchek [Al Ya'rubīyah], and also a proposed contact for the southern line from Qaiyara [Al Qayyārah] to Baiji.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is found at the end of the correspondence (folio 2). \| 1 file (180 folios) \| The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. \| Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 180; 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 between ff 2-179; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. \| more \| less
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Coll 17/14 'Railways: termination of appointment of Mr E R Perry as Agent of Iraqi railways at Bombay; working of Iraqi railways'

Yazar HM Ambassador to Iraq (correspondent) | Government of Iraq (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1933/1936

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Railways | Railway construction | Concessions, Oil, Iraq | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 180

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (180 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019a_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019a_en | IOR/L/PS/12/2868

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000602.0x00019a_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1933/1936

Notlar Correspondence regarding the ownership and management of the Iraqi Railways. The file opens with a small amount of correspondence regarding the decision to dispense with the services of Edward Ralph Perry, the Agent of the Iraqi Railways in Bombay, and also to appoint Mr A Rawlinson to the position of Iraqi Railways Agent to England.The majority of the file consists of correspondence between the Foreign Office, HM Ambassador to Iraq, and the Government of Iraq, concerning the sale of the Iraqi Railways to the Government of Iraq. The correspondence discusses: the economic viability and strategic value of the railway; the need to ensure its effective future running; the retention of key posts for British personnel under new arrangements; and the establishment of a joint Anglo-Iraqi management board. A draft agreement written by HMG can be found at folios 76-86, with extensive comments by George William Rendel of the Foreign Office, at folios 61-75. A copy of the final agreement, plus notes exchanged between HM Ambassador to Iraq (Arthur Clerk Kerr) and the Iraqi PM (Nuri Said Pasha) can be found at folios 15-26.The file also contains material regarding a proposal by the British Oil Development Company to construct a line from their oil fields at Qasab to the existing rail system at Tel Kotchek [Al Ya'rubīyah], and also a proposed contact for the southern line from Qaiyara [Al Qayyārah] to Baiji.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is found at the end of the correspondence (folio 2). | 1 file (180 folios) | The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. | Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 180; 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 between ff 2-179; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers