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File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait' [235v] (475/674)
The record is made up of 1 volume (333 folios). It was created in 1911-1912. 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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arbitration, and no costs shall be awarded on erther side.
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Enclosure 2 in ISlo. 1.
(B.)
!>„/■ *«*, M . *» sSST" “
^ respect of Railways in Asiatic l urney,
■ kit ’ 1 . ’ r^rnmpnt and the Imperial Ottoman Government,
agreed as follows : j
Article 1.
No discrimination of any kind shall be^ exercised oi^any^portion^oMhe^adwa^a
KsSfhSt r«^r" .".fc’ii'i 1 ”*-j '«
“* ie»»■» «• - -se-KSt t“ atg, ■srsss
their lu°'Sfngfe, goods, animals, and things ^,1 m
waggonsfand other vehicles adapted for running on the railways..
Article 2.
For the purpose of determining charges on traffic a Xe lailw^s
: p P eS d in b t y he th ;eviofs art“ d g sShdassifiLtion shall not be varied except by
mutual consent.
Article 3.
The rates and fares on such railways shall be quoted in all cases on a kdometnc
basis, and the rates and fares per kilometre for the same descriptions of traffic
‘ h ' MSI" ‘ UltSS, « respect .f traffic p«.i.g ™ M quantities,
traffic classification shall apply equally to any other traffic coming under the
Article 4.
Equal expedition shall in all cases be afforded on the said railways to consignments
of traffic of the same description and quantity.
Article 5.
All reasonable facilities shall be provided by the said railways
of traffic through Bagdad, and each radway shall afford all <lueandr ®. h tra gi c
and accommodation for exchanging, receiving, forwarding, and deliver! g ivin „
without any unreasonable delay, and such facilities shall include the .eceivmg,
forwarding, and delivering of traffic at through rates and lares.
Article 6.
Any complaint which may be brought to the notice of t P treatment of
Government by His Britannic Majesty’s Government in respect o t ag
traffic of any kind under the provisions of the foregoing articles, and ^ ? of the
to the construction of the foregoing articles, shall, unless settled to t
two Governments within six months, be then referred for determination to the
national Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper cuttings, maps and notes, relating to negotiations over the proposed Berlin to Baghdad Railway in the period 1911-1912.
The correspondence concerns three broad topics:
- Anglo-Turkish negotiations
- proposals of the Turkish Government
- the status of Kuwait.
The discussion in the volume relates to the economic, commercial, political and military considerations impinging on British strategy for these international negotiations.
Further discussion surrounds the Draft Report of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence.
The principal correspondents in the volume include Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ,and John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley, Lord President of the Council.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (333 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2764 (Baghdad Railway) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/56-60. The volumes are divided into five parts with each part comprising one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 335; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/59
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- File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:305v, 307r:310v, 312r:334v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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