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'File 73/7 I (D 19) Status of Kuwait & Baghdad Railway, and Anglo-Turkish negotiations 1911' [275v] (584/631)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (334 folios). It was created in 28 Jan 1911-19 Jan 1912. It was written in English 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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It would totemore be ^ ^hippl" eargoe's without the assent
formally not to impose mex dues to the fact that
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establishment of the term11 ^ , - proposed new company in the ^ tl
e constructed and controlled hy the prop , f ^ ^ arrangel „ent is adoptea, w y
nrestricted commerce of all nation. beiii pro i ou ged t0 the ^ t
.._x tlnnt n the event ot tne rail , spit ed by agreem;'■
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.au (tntitiioxyv. .1 railway ever ueui^ , t n .jj
"ffi UmS 6 ^tought® must be embodied
between Great Britain and Urkey alone, ^
in a convention dealing with tijesr nia a
(ii.) The respective Interests of^^
to "the respective position of the twocoumri«». ";; t t^ ment * 0 f the questions
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; and they s f 0 ^ t V", \r • t :' s Government are in no sense oppose I
involved sliotdd not be reached. ^ V: { ljL ( ; ; w ment The most southerly point to
lo the legitimate claims of the Turkish (^venLment. ine iVrsIail Cull ,s
which they have ever recognised such claims on Ae b toral oi ^ ^ of Xurki8h
Ojeir, in the district of I'd Katit. co<..} 'f 'j,. ottoman Minister for Foreign
power ever having been pramount; w - forma i assurances that the Sublime
Affairs conveyed to Her Majestv & Amy.. - ov ove r Bahrein, Muscat,
Porte did not entertain any intention oi obtamii ^ 1' , • ^ it ig oii] since t } iat
or the independent tribes on the coast of die . ei^an ^ ' C G t to estaldish
.IntP that pertain attempts have been made by the Ottoman Uovernmeni iu r y
The position of His Majesty s Government in regaid to ■ . „ .o,,-. t!
entirely different. With Bahrein they have had direct rela ions s n _ 1 ' ,
relations have found concrete expression in a series of treaties lati g . _ - • .
having as their objects the suppression of piracy and the fcla\e tra le , ■ „■■■■ •- ,
of the succession to the throne ; the protection oi the island against toreign aggression ;
and the safety of the pearl industry, of which Bahrein is the centre. In Muscat
and the territories of the Trucial Chiefs His Majesty's Government have, m vMimj
of various treaties and agreements, conferred similar benefits for many years ; am
their policy in each case has been inspired by the importance of upholding the
maritime peace, of securing open markets to the commerce oi ali countries, ami
of protecting the long-established interests of Pntish-Indian subjects.
His Majesty's Government cannot acquiesce in any arrangement \\hich might
restrict or undermine the authority which they have exercised uiiinlcrni11etlK
with such beneficent results; they conceive that any extension ol 1 urkish jurisdiction
along the littoral of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to the south of Ojeir would be prejudicial to
those results and unsupported by any legitimate claims of Turkish sovereignty ; ami
they have accordingly resisted any attempts which have been made to encroach upon
these regions. They are therefore of opinion that any lasting settlement between
| the two Powers must provide for the definite renunciation by the Ottoman Gover •
W ment of Bahrein and adjacent islands and of the whole of the Peninsula of K! Katr
| (including El Bidaa), where the Sheikh of Bahrein has important rights; and ihey
consider that such a settlement would finally remove a perennial source oi local
I: friction.
The Ottoman Government express a wish to regularise the relations of Koweit
towards the Ottoman Empire, and His Majesty's Government will gladly contribute
to such a solution, on the understanding that their rights and claims are not to be
regarded as prejudiced by any proposals which may now be put forward, should such ■" *
proposals prove abortive.
As the Ottoman Government are aware. His Majesty's Government have never
admitted that Koweit is under 1 urkish protection, and, inasmuch as some divergence
oi opinion was manifested between the two Governments as to the position there a
MGdus Vivendi was reached in September 1901 by His Majesty's Government conseiit-
ing to give an assurance that, provided the Turkish Government abstained from
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The volume contains correspondence, memorandums, and newspaper cuttings relating to a proposed Baghdad to Basra railway, an extension of the German Berlin to Baghdad Railway. Much of the correspondence has been forwarded to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. by the Foreign Department of the Government of India and is between 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, Charles Marling, British Ambassador to Persia, Arthur Nicolson, Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Henry Babington Smith, President of the National Bank of Turkey, Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to Constantinople, Rifaat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Edgar Speyer, railway financier, George Buchanan, British Ambassador to Russia, Edward Goschen, British Ambassador to Berlin, Henry Cumberbatch, British Consul General in Turkey, George Barclay, British Minister to Persia, the Board of Trade, and William Graham Greene, Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty. There is also correspondence between 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, Rear-Admiral Edmond Slade, Stuart Knox, 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 Bahrain, and 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.
The volume covers the discussions prior to formal negotiations between Britain and the Ottoman Turks brought about by the Baghdad Railway and its proposed extension to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The issues and subjects involved are:
- the proposed route of the railway;
- control and ownership of the section between Baghdad and Basra;
- location of the terminus, and who will control it, including Slade's report (ff. 64-74) on the suitability of Basra;
- a proposed increase to customs duty in the region;
- irrigation of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers;
- the contract to transport rail materials by the rivers;
- the status of Kuwait, particularly regarding Turkish and British suzerainty and influence.
Throughout the volume there are newspaper cuttings from English periodicals that relate to the Baghdad Railway and negotiations around it.
Folio 47 is a rough sketch map of the peninsula Ras Tanurah. Folio 230 is a fold-out map of the proposed route of the railway and irrigation of the rivers.
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (334 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folios 2-5) is a subject index. It is in no particular order and organised under a few broad headings. The numbers refer to folio numbers of the secondary, earlier sequence.
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Foliation: The file consists of two volumes (parts one and two) and the foliation runs through both. The main foliation sequence commences at the title page of part one and terminates at the fifth folio from the back of part two; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be predominantly found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff. 8-291A; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. There are the following irregularities: 7 and 7A; 13 and 13A; 15 and 15A; 16, 16A and 16B; 17 and 17A; 18, 18A and 18B; 20, 20A and 20B; 21, 21A and 21B; 52, 52A, 52B, 52C; 53, 53A, 53B and 53C; 54, 54A, 54B and 54C; 55, 55A and 55B; 56, 56A and 56B; 57 and 57A; 290 and 290A.
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- Title
- 'File 73/7 I (D 19) Status of Kuwait & Baghdad Railway, and Anglo-Turkish negotiations 1911'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:6v, 7ar:7av, 7r:12v, 13av, 14v, 15v, 17av, 17r, 19r:19v, 22r:37r, 38r:46v, 48r:50v, 58r:74v, 75v:84v, 87v:93v, 94v:96r, 97r:147v, iv-r:vi-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, vii-r:ix-v, 148r:229v, 231r:289v, 291v:294v, x-r:xiii-v, back-a-i
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