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April, 1912, from the Turkish Ambassador, containing the reply of the Turkish
Government to the proposals contained in the British memorandum of the 29th
July, 1911.
A copy of a joint minute by Sir A. Hertzel, of the India Office, and Mr. Parker,
of this Department, on the Turkish reply is also enclosed.*
' Sir E. Grey would be glad to be furnished with the detailed observations of
the Board of Trade upon those portions of the Turkish reply which have any
bearing upon British commercial interests.
I am, &c.,
LOUIS MALLET.
(Copy sent informally to the Army Department, for transmission to the Divi
sion of the Chief of the Staff.)
(Received on 17th June 1912, with Political Secretary's letter No
May 1912).
ASIATIC TUEKEY AND ARABIA .
CONFIDENTIAL.
. 22, dated the 31st
[May 10.]
Section 5.
[198431 No. 1.
The Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigat
(Received May 10.)
3, Salter's Hall Court, Cannon Street, London,
S ir , May 9,1912.
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 6th instant,
on the subject of the transport of the Baghdad Railway material, and I will take
an early opportunity of laying it before my board.
In the meantime, I am to state that your summary correctly represents the
facts, and that it is contemplated that the vessels shall run under the Turkish flag.
Further, that the incorporation of our company or its service into the new arrange
ments has not formed a subject of conversation with the Baghdad Railway Com
pany ; still less has it formed a subject for consideration. The negotiations have
been confined to giving effect to article 9 of the Baghdad Railway concession, which
empowers the Baghdad Railway Company to place steamers on the rivers of Mesopo
tamia for the carriage of railway material, and they have had nothing whatever
to do with the status or service of this company,
I have, &c.
FRED. W. PARRY,
Acting Secretary.
(Copy sent informally to the Army Department, for transmission to the
Division of the Chief of the Staff.)
(Received on 10th June 1912, with Political Secretary's letter No. 21, dated the 24th
May 1912).
[A.]
ASIAT IC TURKEY AND ARABIA . [May 10.]
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 1.
[16000] • No. 1.
Memorandum communicated to Tewfik Pasha.
His Majesty's Government are giving their careful attention to the import
ant proposals contained in the memorandum communicated by his Highness the
* April 24, 1912, Section 1.