| Description | Folder of presscuttings, telex reports and digest bulletins on transport and communication in Iraq. Topics covered include the establishment of the Iraqi Land Transport Company (1988), a general article on 'Communications and Transport - Facts and Figures' (Baghdad Observer, 24 November 1983), articles on inter-city transport (1984), bridge construction (1990), a photocopy from the French engineering firm magazine Le Minorange (October 1982) on bridge-building projects, the passing of the Highways Bill (1982), a typed project sheet from Cowiconsult (Engineers and Planners) on current projects in Iraq with attached notes and a map handdrawn by Crusoe, various cuttings on infrastructure projects from 1980-81, an illustrated article on road construction projects in Nineveh (Baghdad Observer, 23 June 1980) and a photocopied article by Robert Cockburn for Middle East Industry and Transport (July/August 1981) on Iraqi road development plans, news of the completion of the A'diamia and Tigris Bridges (1981), details of Iraqi motorway projects, material from Volkmann & Rossbach regarding their work on the Iraq-Expressway, several photocopied extracts and cuttings from MEED, Middle East Industry & Transport, the Journal of Commerce and Fairplay (1981) on Filipino, French and other international contractors involved in infrastructure projects and transport between Iraq and Jordan, and some general articles on the logistical challenges for transport in Iraq. |