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'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations' [199r] (409/709)
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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Art & ^ ^ 2.
Substance of communication made to the ,
Sheikh by P.A.Koweit on or about May 23*
3
P.A. was carefut to dwell upon the effort
which H.M's Govt, had made to secure A
1• The autonomy of Koweit.
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2. An acknowledgement of our special
relations with its Ruler,
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The ^cognition,as far as possible,
of the boundaries claimed by the
Sheikh.
4. A definite pronuncement regarding the
Sheikh's authority over adjacent
islands and the nearer Bedouin tribes
5. The prohibition by the Porte in Kowe-
-it's domestic or foreign questions.
6. fhe exclusion of Turkish troops from
the Sheikh's territory.
The admission of the Sheikh's right
to the undisturbed enjoyment of his
Properties on the Shatt-al-Arab.
P.A.then pointed out that there must
, alwa^ be a certain amount of give and
take in^cill agreements, and consequently
in order to obtain the above solid advan
tages it had been necessary to give
way on some points of detail to avoid
wounding Turkish susceptibilities,and it
was therefore probable that
1. The Turkish posts at Umr Kasr and
Safwan would continue.
2, That the recognition of Turkish
suzerainty would be likely to entail
a demand from the Porte for the res-
-idence of a Turkish Agent at Koweit.
Sheikh will probably ask for reasons
for the inclusion of the following
clauses in the Convention-:
Clause relating to
1.The acknowledgement of Turkish suzer-
-ainty- hitherto disputed.
2.The residence of a Turkish official
in Koweit- hitherto strenuously
opposed.
3. The maintaining of Turkish military
posts-hitherto protested against as
encroachments.
4. The ejxz circumscribing of boundaries
-hitherto unquestioned and actualTy '
5. Recognition of the Ruler^of Koweit ^
as a Turkish official-hitherto
denied.
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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)
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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