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'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations' [134r] (273/540)
The record is made up of 1 volume (268 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1911-26 Dec 1912. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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{Received on 8th July 1912, with Political Secretary's letter No. 25, dated 21st June
1912.)
I ndia O ffice, W hitehall ;
_ _ L ondon, S, W.,
[P.-2298.]
18th June 1912.
S ir,
I n continuation of my letter P.-2065 of the 10th instant, regarding the Baghdad
Railway and connected questions, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India
to forward, for the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, copy of
Dated 13th June 1912. a telegram that has been received from the
Government of India as to the possibility
of making concessions to the Turkish Government in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with a view
to arriving at a settlement of outstanding questions.
The Marquess of Crewe desires me to remark that, in the porposals tnat have
been put before the Turkish Government, Great Britian is claiming nothing new,
but is asking merely for the recognition of the position which she has built up for
herself there. It is rather Turkey who desires to alter the status quo by the assertion
of claims, which she has never been, and is not now, in a position to enforce.
This fact seems to put His Majesty's Government on strong ground morally for
insisting upon full satisfaction, if so valuable a consideration as the increased cus
toms duties is to be given ii^ return.
If it be urged that an equally satisfactory result could be secured by a conven
tion strictly defining the spheres of the ;two countries in the Gulf, Lord Crewe has as
little confidence as have the Government of India that the semi-independent local
Turkish authorities would adhere to its provisions, or that the Porte would be able
or willing to compel them to do so except under such constant diplomatic pressure as
could not fail to disturb the relations of the two countries. The intrigues of the
Turks with tribes on the British side of the demarcated frontier near Aden, and
the difficulty which His Majesty's Government has experienced in securing the ele
mentary rights of British subjects at Baghdad are examples; and His Lordship fears
that such a convention would merely perpetuate the state of things which it is
desired to end.
On the other hand, it must be recogniesd that the only alternative to a
friendly settlement of these questions is the adoption of a much more resolute
attitude in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
thanjHis Majesty's Government have hitherto thought
desirable. The nature of the measures, which in certain eventualities it might be
necessary to take, are indicated in the Government of India's secret letter No. 24,
dated the 15th February last, copy of which was enclosed in my letter of the 7th
March.
With this alternative in mind^Lord Crewe concurs in the views expressed by
the Government of India.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant. " -
R. RITCHIE.
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
G. M. Press, Simla.—No. C. 279 F. D.—20-7-12.—30.—H.C.S.L.
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memorandums pertaining to Anglo-Turkish negotiations brought on by the Baghdad Railway and particularly the extension to Basra. 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, Louis Mallet, Assistant Under-secretary of State for Near and Middle Eastern Affairs, Charles Marling, British Ambassador to Persia, Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to Constantinople, George Buchanan, British Ambassador to Russia, Admiral Edmond Slade, the Board of Trade, 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 several private companies, including Trans-Atlantic Trust Company, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Imperial Ottoman Bank, and Imperial Persian Bank.
The form of the negotiations was a series of memorandums containing proposals and counter-proposals. The issues and subjects discussed are:
- ownership and control of the line;
- custom duty increases in the region;
- navigation of the Shatt al-Arab, including the establishment of a commission to oversee this;
- transport of railway materials by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers;
- delimitation of the Turkish-Persian border;
- status and territorial limit of Kuwait;
- other Gulf matters, including the statuses of Bahrain and Qatar, the suppression of arms traffic, piracy, and slavery, and the protection of pearl fisheries.
Folios 261-262 are a map showing the proposed territorial limits of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (268 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (ff. 3-4) is a subject index, in no particular order but grouped under several broad headings. The numbers refer to folio numbers from the secondary, earlier sequence.
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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There are two earlier foliation systems running through parts of the volume. The first uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and the top-left corner of verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages. This foliation system numbers pages if they have content on them, which is the case for all rectos and some versos. This foliation system appears intermittently through most of the volume. The other foliation system uses circled blue pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and appears from folios 5 to 42. Numerous printed materials contained in the volume have their own internal pagination systems. The following foliation irregularities occur: 1a, 34a, 51B, 219B, 250B.
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:5v, 16r:22v, 24r:34v, 34ar:34av, 35r:42v, 44r:49v, 51r:51v, 51br:51bv, 52r:54v, 56r:63v, 66r:67v, 72r:112r, 113r:134v, 136r:168v, 170r:182v, 184r:204r, 205v:213v, 215v, 219br:219bv, 222r:225v, 227r:236v, 238r:250v, 250br:250bv, 251r:261v, 262v:264v, back-i, back
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