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'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway' [8r] (14/194)
The record is made up of 1 volume (97 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1910-21 Jun 1918. It was written in English. 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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Political
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DRAFT—(For Approval).
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No.,
Dated
190
27 tii April
In oontin^*tion of my long 0/0
April zbont the viait of tAs Torkiali Enginocra , 11, a^ppoara
to bo a faot that Sboikb. Mubarak aas bnilt a aort of bnt at
jlatbana point* It ia^onc-roomed li^t with a vorandah 9 abor*t
l?0 fact long and as raanr broad and ia said to bo actuate on th
19X0.
of ti^s 13th
the old
iBastcrn side of the point* I have said nothing to
gentleman oti the subject for faar that r*o "rill think wa hay©
pome special interest in it , bnt tiie fact anpoars to bo that
He really thinks ho had hotter snaffle the best plhoo there at
[>no© p mno.i on Vie analor 7 of his T>revlons manoenyra at Shwoik
Local gossip assigns all sorts of reasons for tie Imilding
fhioh are not worth repeating » and porhaps the SSuiikh's move
is not without its advantages to ■as as drawing attention away
rom the Shweikfc anchorage and its possibilltes *
My impression that Fuad liey was not quito tiie simple
interpreter that he loomed was ouriously oonfirmod some days
ago by the Shoikh tolling me that the wall at iiasn. wnon reoom
amending them to him verbally during his visit up-^ivor had
warned him against Fuad Bey f saying that he was not. straight
find a meddlesome person • One of the sheikh 1 s seoietarles who
took them out to the yjielkh t a oamp for t.ieir visit and saw Ue
off out of Kowoit afterwards also said he had arrived at much
$ 638—
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and press cuttings relating to the construction of the Baghdad railway. Topics discussed include:
- the visit of engineers to survey German alignment;
- Baghdad Railway (1911) Command Paper 5635 (ff 10-48);
- the draft Anglo-Turkish Convention on railways in Asia Minor, 1911.
The principal correspondents in the volume are: the 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, Stuart George Knox; the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the First Assistant Resident to the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , J H Bill; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
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- 1 volume (97 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 99; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-98; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/63
- Title
- 'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3r, 4r:49r, 50r, 51r, 52r:58v, 61r:98v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence