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'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.' [24r] (48/284)
The record is made up of 1 file (42 folios). It was created in 24 Apr 1913. 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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Mr. Stuart,
No 123,
March 14, 1865.
To Mr. Stuart,
No. 119,
March 30, 1865.
Mr. Stuart,
No. 123,
March 14, 1865.
Mr. Stuart,
No. 202,
April 11, 1865.
33
la his despatch transmitting the memo
randum referred to above, Mr. Stuart remarked
that he had frequently spoken to Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
respecting the importance of opening the Meso-
potamian rivers to the commercial flags of all
nations. As regards the " Comet" and
" Satellite," Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
laid stress on the fact
that they were not merchant-ships, but more or less
ships of war, inasmuch as they belonged to Her
Majesty's Government, and he maintained that,
although the rivers might be open to merchant-
vessels, the Porte could not be expected to admit
the ships of foreign Governments into the inland
waters of Turkey. Mr. Stuart considered that
this plea was reasonable, and thought that the
advocacy of a contrary principle might encourage
dangerous demands from other quarters. He
held it to be more prudent to endeavour to obtain
permission for the vessels to remain on the rivers
upon the same footing as formerly, until it suited
Her Majesty's Government to remove one or both
of them, rather than to raise the question of their
right to be there as ships belonging to Her
Majesty.
Approval of the course taken by Mr. Stuart was
conveyed to him. He had mentioned in his
despatch that regulations were being prepared
by the Porte for the navigation of the Tigris and
Euphrates, which Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
trusted would be
found satisfactory by Her Majesty's Govern
ment, and he was instructed to express the hope
of the British Government that the arrangements
under consideration would result in throwing
open the rivers generally to the merchant-ships
of all nations. He was also told to protest
against the unfriendly course taken by Namick
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in questions in which British interests
were concerned. According to Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
Namick
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's jealousy was not confined to
English, but also extended to foreign, interests ;
and although supposed to have encouraged the
establishment of a French steam-packet company
in Mesopotamia he was really opposed to the
admission of the French company, and had urged
the Porte to prevent its formation.
Mr. Stuart communicated the Foreign Office
despatch (No. 119, 30th March, 1865), con-*
veying the instructions mentioned above, to
the Porte without observation, leaving it to
produce its own effect. In regard to Namick
[163—1] K
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Memorandum, written by Richard William Brant and Edward Parkes of the Foreign Office, Apr 1913 regarding navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The memorandum is divided into four parts:
- Historical Memorandum respecting the navigation of the Mesopotamian rivers. The memorandum describes the history of British relations with Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and the progress of their relations in order to determine the rights that Great Britain possesses which allow it to participate in the trade and navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The memorandum covers both the period where rights were acquired by the East India Company (1579-1859) and from 1860s onwards where rights and special privileges were acquired and maintained on behalf of the Tigris and Euphrates Steam Navigation Company (folios 8-66);
- British rights by treaty with regard to the navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates, which looks at the rights accrued by Great Britain through treaties with the Ottoman Government and through the Ottoman Empire's treaties with other nations (folios 67-70);
- Conclusions, which summarises the conclusions that can be drawn from the information provided in both the historical memorandum and the treaties sections (folios 71-74);
- Chronological Table covering the period 1759 to 1912, with annual entries from 1873 onwards (folios 75-119) ;
- Annex: Instances where the employment of British steamers in the navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates has been asserted or admitted to be limited by the Firmans of 1834 and 1841;
- Appendices: 34 items which are listed on folio 122, and include extracts and copies of Treaties, Firmans, Memorandum, Circulars and other relevant documents covering the period 1718 to 1912.
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- 1 file (42 folios)
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 (except for the front cover where the folio number is on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ). An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 4-139; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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