!['File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [‎103r] (217/709)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00024a/IOR_R_15_1_613_0225.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [‎103r] (217/709)")
'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [103r] (217/709)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Telegram. P.
From ReQident Bushire.
To Foreign Simla.
No. 948.
Dated 27th May 1913.
Up to the 20th May no intimation of the details of the
draft comvention regarding Koweit had been made to Shaikh
Mubarak, owing to his serious state of health, as before
reported. Reuters telegrams of 17th May however contained a
forecast of the contents and as these telegrams are ordinarily
sent to Koweit, I instructed
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.
to make averbal
communication to the Shaikh, as if)a message from me, inform
ing him of what v /wre the probable terras of the Convention as
far as would understand. I asked him when doing so to make
the Shaikh see that his general position had been assured
satisfactorily but that, as is necessary in the case of all
of
amicable adjustments issues, it had probably been necess
ary to for His Majesty's Government to display a give and
take attitude in respect of some of the points of detail. I
have now received a telegram from 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.
report
ing that as a whole his communication was fairly well re
ceived by the Shaikh, but that latter "expressed in the
strongest and most vehement manner his absolute refusal ever
to permit the presence of a Turkish Agent". Later on after
further deliberation Shaikh Mubarak walked over to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in a perturbed state of mind to reiterate his refusal and
to ask
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.
to telegraph his views to higher au
thority. He pointed out that he had faithfully observed his
engagements with us, and that the specific object of them was
to protect him against such a possibility, as that at pre
sent contemplated.
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.
continues that signs are not wanting to
show that Shaikh is disposed to think that he has been sac
rificed for some quid pro quo and that his attitude will
not be altered by anything but the strongest coercion.
He
/it
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Written in
- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [103r] (217/709), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/613, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023726565.0x00000e> [accessed 3 April 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023726565.0x00000e
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023726565.0x00000e">'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [‎103r] (217/709)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023726565.0x00000e"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00024a/IOR_R_15_1_613_0225.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00024a/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/613
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence