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'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations' [151r] (307/540)
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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Majesty's Consul, Basrah, reported in 1902* that in his opinion the Turkish
Government never thought of exercising authority over either Safwan or
„ ^„ Umm Kasr until recent events. The
w Telegram from Consul, Basrah, to Anibassa- 4.^ C f • i i •
dor, No. 2i f daied 25th February 1902. ohcUkn S Cl3.ini to o3tW3.n IS rCCOruSQ in
a letter to the Resident dated 7th Feb
ruary 1902! and he further said to the Senior Naval Officer who interrogated
t Regarding Safwan, the crops of him on the subject, that there were 8 or
train produced there are under my authority and lO families of Sedentary Bin Hanedi and
Bin Tarki there, who had lived there
Before now the Turks or others had not laid their permanently for 40 years. 1 hey paid him
hand on Safwan. ^ n0 re g U | ar tribute, he said, but supplied
him from time to time with grass and onions as a recognition of their subordina
tion to him.
11. When discussing with me, a month ago, various newspaper reports
suggesting that the Baghdad Railway was likely to find its terminus at
Umm Kasr, under the segis of Turkey, Shaikh Mubarak made it evident that he
felt strongly on the subject of that point and emphatically claimed it as his own
possession. Probably in reality his claim has as much validity as those of the
Turks who, previous to 1901, had never shown any interest in the place. But
His Majesty's Government have decided 10 years ago that they would not
support his claim to this outpost and I presume that they will not alter that
decision now in any case; fortunately the place loses much of its strategical
value if Warba and Bubyan are retained by the Shaikh. In regard to these
islands we have, 1 think, every reason to insist on the Shaikh's rights, both on
their instrinsic merits and as a matter of political expediency.
Major Knox's reports on the rights of the Shaikh and his tribesmen in
regard to them were submitted to Government in 1908—2;^ enclosure to Gov
ernment of India Despatch No. 168 Secret—External, dated 10th September
1908.
12. As regards other islands, I presume His Majesty's Government will be
able to provide for the recognition of the Shaikh's ownership, or at all events his
predominance, in those mentioned by Mr. Lorimer.
13. There remain one or two other points not directly referred to in the
Secretary of State's telegram under reply, to which I would invite reference.
Firstly, 1 presume that the phrase " town, harbour and immediate surroundings"
used in
India Office
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telegram dated 1st July, includes the whole of Kuwait Bay
from Sabiyah to Ras-al-Ardh, together with Jahrah, the possession of which is a
vital necessity to the Shaikh. In this connection I would invite reference to the
Military Report on Kuwait, 1903, by Captain h. marginally noted Military Report, which
h. Lowding, i.b .india, pages 22.23. describes very well the attitude of the
Shaikh to the possession of Jahrah and the importance of its retention in connec
tion with our Kadhamah concession.
14. The conclusion to which the considerations set forth in the foregoing
paragraphs bring me, subject to confirmation or modification, on receiving the
report which 1 await from Captain Shakespear, is-that if it is still possible as
between ourselves and the Turks, to work in a slightly different line to that des
cribed by Mr. Lorimer, it will be both in the interest of the Shaikh and at the
same time more palatable to the Turks, if we can arrange for recognition of the
line (subject to the slight modifications mentioned below) indicated by Captain
Shakespear; which, while conceding a broad strip of territory to Turkey, effec
tively safeguards the Shaikh's rights and influence over his tribes at strategic
points and at the same time has the substantial advantage of affording a well
defined frontier, a consideration which the Shaikh will, I have no doubt, appreciate.
15. The modification which I recommend is that the boundary on the
coast should be arbitrarily held to be at Jabal Manifah and from thence to
proceed south-west to include Anta'a and thence along Captain Shakespear's
boundary via A1 Safah, Hafar and Al Batin as indicated on the accompanying
copy of the most recent map.
In order to save time I have sent a copy of this communication to His
Majesty's
India Office
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.
G. C. B. P., Simla.-No. C 50 F. D.-14-8-/2.—44—C. G. S
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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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- 'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations'
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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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