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'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations' [210v] (426/540)
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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36
mU ch in advance, it is—in his view—-Gssential that the Tnrkisli Oovernmont should
clearly understand from the first that the general framework of the proposals must
be accepted or rejected as a whole.
I have the hdnour to be.
S ir,
Your most obedient Servant,
R. RITCHIE.
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
ENCLOSURES.
E nclosure N o. 1.
S uggestions on D raft N ote to T urkish G overnment.
{Amended Copy.)
Paragraph 4. —It seems undesirable to hint, as the words "up (? down) to
a recent date " do, that British steam tonnage is declining. Would it not be better
to give the actual figure for last year ? The Board of Trade would furnish it exact
ly—it is apparently about 81 per cent.
Paragraph 5. —It is noted that only commercial interests are mentioned. In
order to present the full magnitude of the sacrifice His Majesty's Government are
making, it would be necessary to mention our political and even strategical inter
ests. Possibly this is thought inexpedient. In that case the first two lines might
run : " The magnitude of Great Britain's manifold interests clearly render it de^
sirable (The meaning of " also " in the text is obscure and it might be omit
ted.)
Four lines from end of paragraph, omit "undue".
Paragraph 6 (e). —It might be well to add at the end:—" This convention must
oe read in conjunction with a memorandum—which, as stated below, will shortly
be communicated to the Porte—on the subject of the frontier of Muhammerah."
Paragraph 6 (/).—Is this sufficiently explicit; and may it any time be quoted
against us as an admission. Does the word " navigating" include cabotage
fluviale ?
Paragraph 7. —Begin as followsHis Majesty's Government note with
satisfaction that the Turkish Government renounce their claims to Bahrain on
conditions which there should be no difficulty in accepting. But they have learnt
with disappointmet the attitude," etc.
Paragraph 10. —If, as suggested in the letter, the annex about El Katr is omit
ted, this paragraph might beginHis Majesty's Government maintain that
prior to Midhat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's expedition there were on the Arabian coast no symbols of
Turkish authority, no Turkish jurisdiction or occupation, effective or ineffective.
And while they are now prepared to recognise Turkish sovereignty between the
southernmost limits of Kuwait (as hereinafter defined) and Ojeir, they are unable to
admit that any of the arguments," etc.
And the following sentence' might be added at the end of the paragraph:—
" For themselves, relying no less on the obvious facts than on the Turkish assurances
mentioned above, they have never so regarded it, and they have repeatedly inform
ed the Porte accordingly."
Paragraph 11, last three lines. —It seems unnecessary to say why we are bound
to continue to oppose, and a statement of reasons may provoke a rejoinder or
counter proposals.
Paragraph 12, line 8. —After " Kuwait " insert " (as defined in their memo
randum of 29th July 1911)."
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- Content
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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