"الملف 73/7 V (D 38) وضع الكويت، والمعاهدة الأنجلو-تركية" [ظ‎‎١‎٧] (٢١٦/٤٧)

Enclosure 2.
n , - Annlo-German Convention.
Anglo-German Convention. J
British Counter-irajt ./ Seftemler 18, Qerrmn-Counter-chaft of November 3,
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1 (^ote.—Variations are printed in
italics.)
4 TT , , Article 1.
Article 1.
Clause (a). Recognising the general
importance of the completion of c
Baghdad Eailway for international com
merce, His Britannic Majesty s Govern
ment undertake not to take or encourage
any measures likely to impede the con
struction of the Baghdad Rail 1 * ay, or o
prevent the participation oi capital m
this railway, under the express condition
that no prejudice of an economic or
financial nature is caused to Great
Britain in pursuance of this clause.
Clause (b). His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will not
oppose the construction and manage
ment of the proposed railway from
Baghdad to Basra by the Baghdad Rail
way Company.
Clause (c). The Imperial German
Government declare that they will use
their best endeavours to secure that t\\o
British directors, agreeable to His
Britannic Majesty's Government, shall
be admitted to the board of the Baghdad
Railway Company.
Article 2.
The Baghdad Railway Company, hav
ing concluded with the Imperial Otto
man Government an arrangement on the
following basis,, the Imperial German
Government and His Britannic Ma-
jesty's Government declare, so far as
concerns themselves, that they adhere to
the said arrangement, and will use their
best endeavours to secure its due exe
cution :—
Clause (a). The terminus of the Bagh
dad Railway Company's line shall be
at Basra, and the Baghdad Railway Com
pany has renounced all claims to cons
truct a branch line from Basra (Zobeir)
to the Persian Gulf, referred to in K^ticle
I of the Baghdad Railway Convention of
the 5th March 1903, and to build a port
or railway terminus on t'le Persian Gulf,
whether under article 23 of the said
Baghdad Railway Convention or in any
other way derived.
Clause (a). Recognising the general
importance of the completion c f tne
Baghdad Railway for international
commerce, His Britannic Maj s s
Government undertake not to take
or encourage any measures likely to
impede the construction of the Baghdad
Railway system or to prevent the
participation of capital in this under-
talsing.
Clause (h). His Britannic Majesty's
Government agree to the construction
and management of the proposed raii-
way from Baghdad to Basra by the
Baghdad Railway Company.
Clause (c). The Imperial German
Government declare that they will
use their best endeavours to secure
that two British directors, agreeable
to His Britannic Majesty's Govern
ment, shall be admitted as represen
tatives of a group of British share
holders to the board of the Baghdad
Railway Company.
Article 2.
The Baghdad Railway Company,
having concluded with the Imperial
Ottoman Government an arrangement
on the following basis, the Imperial
German Government and His Britan
nic Majesty's Government declare, so
far as concerns themselves, that they
adhere to the said arrangement, and
will use their best endeavours to secure
its due execution :—
Clause (a). The terminus of the
Baghdad Railway Company's line shall
be at Basra, and the Baghdad Railway
Company has renounced all claims
to construct a branch line from Basra
(Zobeir) to the Persian Gulf, referred
to in article 1 of the Baghdad Railway
Convention of the oth March 190 ,
and to build a port or railway terminus
on the Persian Gulf, whether unde^
article 23 of the said Baghdad Railway
Convention or in any other way
derived.