"XXII\٨ سكة حديد بغداد" [و‎‎٨‎٩] (١٩٤/١٧٣)

(Received on the 8th June 19X3 with Political secretary's letter
No. 21, dated the 23rd May 1913).
From Sift E. Grey to Sir F. Bertee_ (Paris).
No. 211.
(Telggraphio..) P.
(Repeated to Mr. O'Beirne at St. Petersturg as No.419).
1st May 1913.
This morning I explained the position of the Baghdad Rail- ^
-way negotiations with Turkey to the Russian and Frency Antas-
-sadors here. A Draft Convention with Turkey has teen initialled |
ad referendum according to which we waive our claim to partial- |
-pate in construction of the railway line up to tasrah, on condi- j
-tion that without our consent the line does not proceed teyond i
Dasrah, and also on condition that two British Directors are on
Board of the Baghdad Railway Company from Urmia to the terminus.
The latter condition has teen added in order to insure against
estat1ishment of differential rates. Germany has asked that her ,
delegates at the Financial Commission at ^aris nay te supported |
ty us in their effort to find securities for the baghdad-Basrah
section and also to secure revenues to replace those she will j
lose in the territories in Europe that have teen ceded to the
Balkan allies and which were affected to the Baghdad Railway, and^
she has intimated that on these conditions she would te willing |
to consent to our arrangement with Turkey.
We have made no reply to this suggestion as yet. The Tur- '
-kish Government have not yet formed a new company to rep-ace
the German Company, and therefore the right of the Baghdad Rail-
-way Company to construct the line from Baghdad to the Persian
Gu-f still holds good. If the German Government raise the ques-
-tion of the Baghdad-Khanikin line, I shall reply that it is a
natter which concerns the Russian Government, tut so far ^er-
-many has not troaohed the matter to us.
(Received on the 15th June 1913 with Political Secretary's lette:
No. 22, dated the 30th May 1913.).
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA
(17th May)
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 3.-
22590.
No. 1.