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'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations' [156r] (317/540)
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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[This PoGnmcnt is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Govermnent.]
T
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[July 12.]
S ection 3.
[29632] No - 1 -
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.
to Foreign Office.—{Received July 12.)
THE Under-Secretary of State for India presents his compliments to the Under-
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and forwards herewith, for the information of the
Secretary of State, copy of a telegram from the Viceroy, dated the 11th July, 1912^
relative to Koweit and the Bagdad Railway.
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.
, July 12, 1912.
G
f TT
Enclosure in No. 1.
Government of India to the Marquess of Crewe.
(Telegraphic.) P. July 11, 1912.
TELEGRAM, dated the 10th instant, to folio wing effect received from resident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
:—
" Following is reported by
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.
, Koweit:—
" ' A certain Alexander Forage, a Bagdad Christian in Messrs. Wonckhaus's employ
ment, recently approached the Sheikh of Koweit, and, after reverting to request
previously made that European agent should be appointed, referred to the Bagdad
Railway, and asked to whom sheikh considered that Um Kasr (which he said would
probably become terminus) belonged. t
"' Sheikh in reply claimed, on grounds previously advanced, that Um Kasr
belonged to himself; he also said that he should at once take forcible steps to assert his
right, if there was any idea of the place being used without his consent for the important
purpose mentioned. Sheikh claimed that Jabal Sanam, Safwan, Um Kasr, and thence
to the sea were included in his boundary. To this Forage replied that possession of
Um Kasr, Bubiyan, and Safwan could easily be assured to shiekh, if he^would lease
or sell any part of his territory to German railway company, as evacuation of those
places by Turks would soon be arranged by German Emperor, who was much interested
in the matter. Forage went on to say that sheikh would be given his own price for
sale or lease of site on seaboard, which was what railway company wanted. The sheikh
claims that he brought the conversation to an end by remarking that business of Forage
seemed to be not so"much that of a plain merchant desiring to open a trade
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
as
that of a diplomatic envoy. , , , , j u ji
" '
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.
in conclusion expresses the view that sheikh has undoubtedly
been approached more or less openly in interests of Germany, though story may have
been somewhat embellished by him with a view to enhancing his own importance.
" ' In view of the above incident, and of references that have recently appeared m
Arabic newspapers, sheikh is now anxious to be furnished with news, if there is any, as
to developments of railway question. He has repeatedly said that j^e relies on us to
keep him informed on this subject.'
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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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