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'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [195r] (401/709)
The record is made up of 1 volume (355 folios). It was created in 23 Nov 1912-2 Jul 1913. It was written in English, Arabic and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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loisf* Letter fr0m the Foreiff11 0ffice ^ Boardof Trade, No. 15792, dated the 5th April
ApringiS^ 0 ^ fr0m the India 0ffice t0 the Forei ff n office » No. P.—1376, dated the 15th
April 1 1913 Letter {r0m ^ lndia 0ffice to the Forei g n Office, No. P.—U43, dated the 17th
1913 12 ' Telegram from Sir E - Gre y to Sir G. Lowther, No. 189, dated the 18th April
May^g^.anl'encSre^ Re8ident !l1 the Gulf, No. U99, dated the 11th
]913. U " Telegraln t0 Hi3 Ma .i est y' s Secretary of State for India, dated the 17th May
jgjg 15 " Tele S ram from His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, dated the 19th May
May*rj'i ;J Telesram to tlle Polit i ea l Resident in the Persian Gnlf, No. 129 S., dated the 22nd
MEMORANDUM.
The paper specified in the margin was transmitted to the Secretary>
MapofZKuTrArterW. ^li^al Department,
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
.
(Enclosure to letter from the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in tor the inrormatlOU of His Mai-
CSty,S State for India, under
Secretary's weekly letter No, 12 M., dated the 29th COVGr 01 the ± Oieign Secretary's letter
May 1913 ) No. 23 M., dated the 5th June 1913.
Telegram P., No. 1006 ; dated (and received) the 4th June 1913.
From—The
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Simla (repeated to
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
).
I requested the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain, to intimate informally to Shaikh
Isa the general purport of the agreement so far as it concerns Bahrain in "view
of the forecast recently published in Eeuter's telegrams. This he has done
and reports that on the whole Shaikh' appeared to be pleased and made no
objection to the surrender of Zaklmuniyeh; Shaikh seemed to think that it
was a natural demand for Turkey to make as the island is so close to Ojair.
Telegram P., dated the 6th (received 7th) June 1913.
From—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London,
To— H js Excellency the Viceroy Simla (repeated to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, Bushire).
Kuwait. Please refer to your telegram of the 31st May. Pending further
enquiry regarding Shaikh's objections Foreign Office are at present unwillin"-
to make communications. Shaikh should be given to understand clearly that so
far from his being sacrificed for quid pro quo this forms part of the price which
he has to pay for permanent establishment of his position on treaty basis and
for recognition of his ample claims. Moreover seeing that there will be British
Agent at Kuwait that the Turks bind themselves not to interfere in internal
and external affairs or succession, and that the Shaikh is so long as he keeps his
engagements with us, formally assured of our support, admission of Turkish
Agent is regarded by His Majesty's Government as purely joroybrma and
there!ore it is hoped, in view of the identity of our interests with his, that
Shaikh will acquiesce in an arrangement to which we would never have agreed
had we apprehended any danger therefrom. The greatest importance is
attached by His Majesty's Government to the Shaikh's acceptance of the
agreement as it stands and the Political Besident should proceed to Kuwait
himself, if necessary. If Shaikh is amenable, please consider whether some
further honour might not be bestowed upon him.
H)
* JSot to Political licsident.
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The volume contains correspondence, memorandums, maps and newspaper cuttings relating to a proposed Baghdad to Basra railway, an extension of the German Berlin to Baghdad Railway. Correspondents include: Percy Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, William Shakespear, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Francis Bertie, British Ambassador to France, Louis Mallet, Assistant Under-secretary of State for Near and Middle Eastern Affairs, Arthur Nicolson, Permanent Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs, Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to Constantinople, George Buchanan, British Ambassador to Russia, Edward Goschen, British Ambassador to Berlin, the Board of Trade, William Graham Greene, Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty, the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and Sheikh Mubarak of Kuwait.
The volume covers the discussion over various matters, with numerous draft conventions and agreements sent back and forth between the various governmental offices and departments. Documents relating to Cox's successful attempts to obtain the acceptance of the agreement from Sheikh Khazal of Mohammerah and Sheikh Mubarak of Kuwait are also included. The issues discussed as matters for agreement with Turkey include:
- the status of Kuwait, including territorial limits and relations with Britain and Ottoman Turkey;
- the conservancy of the Shatt al-Arab, including the establishment of a Navigation Commission;
- the ownership and control of the Baghdad Railway and the question of its extension beyond Basra;
- the boundary between Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and Persia;
- other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. matters such as Turkish power and influence in Katr [Qatar] and Bahrain.
Other subjects that feature are Sheikh Mubarak's temporary illness, and reports of the dispatch of Turkish troops to Qatar, contrary to agreements.
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- 1 volume (355 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages. There is an earlier foliation system that runs through the volume, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, as well as the top-left corner of any verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages bearing written or printed matter.The following anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 104b, 278a.The following folios are foldouts: 1 (attached to inside front cover), 14, 15, 25, 46, 66, 82, 83, 89, 92, 125, 126, 208, 218-22, 231, 294, 338, 340.
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- Title
- 'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1br:1dv, 2r:5v, 9r:13v, 16r:24v, 26r:45v, 47r:57r, 58r:76v, 77ar:77av, 77r:88v, 90r:91v, 93r:102v, 103v, 103r, 104r:104v, 104br:104bv, 105r:124v, 127r:137v, 142r:226v, 228r:249v, 251r:266v, 269r:278v, 278ar:278av, 279r:293v, 295r:323r, 324r:334r, 335r:340v, 341v:350v, back-i, back
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