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'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway' [33v] (65/194)
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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48
The present convention, specifications, and the Imperial
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
shall he exchanged
with the convention and specifications of the 8 th ( 21 st) January, 1317 (1902),
11 th Chewal, 1319, and the Imperial
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
dated 8 th Zilhidje, 1319.
Done, the 20 th February, 1318 (5th March, 1903).
ZTHNI.
ARTHUR GWINNER.
KURT ZANDER.
HUGUENIN.
Certified to be a true copy :
The Director of the Translation Department of the
Ministry of Commerce and Public Works,
Mouiiib.
Imperial Ottoman Bagdad Railway Company.
Statutes.
•
THE undersigned Ottoman Anatolian Railway Company at Constantinople :
With a view to carrying out the concession granted to the above-named
Ottoman Anatolian Railway Company by the convention of the 20 th February,
1318 (5th March, 1903), for the construction and working of the line from Konia to
Busra and its branches, as well as everything appertaining to the said railway granted
by the Imperial Ottoman Government, and the engagements which it involves, forms
an Ottoman joint-stock company, which shall be governed by the following clauses
and conditions
Clause I. —Formation and Object of the Company, its Designation, and Head
Office.
Article 1 . An Ottoman joint-stock company is formed by the undersigned and
all holders of the shares hereinafter created, having for its object the construction,
administration, and working of the railway lines set forth in the convention and the
specification exchanged on the 20 th February, 1318 (5th March, 1903), between
the Imperial Ottoman Government and the Ottoman Anatolian Railway Company,
in accordance with the terms of the said convention and specification. The company
may also participate by purchase of securities in new or already existing companies
for the construction and working of railways in the Ottoman Empire.
Art. 2 . The company takes the name of “ Imperial Ottoman Bagdad Railway
Company ” and shall be subject to the laws and regulations of the Empire in its
capacity as an Ottoman company.
Art. 3. The company has its head office at Constantinople, and may establish
branches in any other town of the Ottoman Empire or abroad.
Art. 4. The duration of the company is fixed at ninety-nine years, except in case of
previous dissolution or prorogation. This period shall be extended in accordance with
article 2 of the convention of the 20 th February 1318 (5th March, 1903).
Clause II .—Handing over and Transfer of the Concession to the Company.
Art. 5. The Ottoman Anatolian Railway Company hands over to the new company
the concession granted to it by the Imperial Ottoman Government with all the rights,
privileges, and advantages attached thereto or resulting therefrom, and the new
company becomes the holder and proprietor of the said concession, and takes over
all the rights and obligations of the concessionnaires. Nevertheless, the Ottoman
Anatolian Railway Company reserves for itself exclusively the rights and obligations
which concern the old lines only, and especially such of those rights and obligations as
result from articles 2 , 33, and 37 of the convention of the 20 th February, 1318
(5th March, 1903). The Ottoman Anatolian Railway Company shall hand over to the
new company all firmans, conventions, deeds, and documents relating to the concession.
Art. 6 . The capital of the company is composed of the share capital and the
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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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