Great Britain. War Cabinet., Sikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah., Railroads--History, Railroads--History--Iran, Railroads--History, Railroads--History--Iraq
Report surveying the state of the railroads and the gauges used by the Iraqi State Railways and the Trans-Iranian Railway between 1942 and 1944.... Show moreReport surveying the state of the railroads and the gauges used by the Iraqi State Railways and the Trans-Iranian Railway between 1942 and 1944. The report is incomplete; 11 pages are related to Iraq (p. 54-85), while 16 pages cover Iran (p. 73-160). The typewritten text is accompanied by photomechanical prints and technical drawings of locomotives. The report might have been produced both by the British or the American intelligence. A map of Turkey produced by the British War Office in 1939 is included; railroads and possessions of the same are outlined in pencil. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Office General HC.ARC.2016.0094-0004 Manuscripts Item-ID: i25425626 BIB-ID: 2711204 Show less