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'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.' [68r] (136/284)
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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Testa's << Collection of Turkish Treaties," and are
quoted and referred to by Young in his "Corps
de Droit ottoman."
In referring to these treaties, Mr. Young, in
his " Corps de Droit ottoman," says : " En pre
sence d'un texte aussi clairement redige, la
Sublime Porte a renonce a toute opposition
active aux reclamations etrangdres.'' (Vol. iii,
p. 65.)
Sir G. Lowther, in his No. 228 of the 19th
March, 1912, commenting on this statement,
expressed an opinion that this did not refer to
" cabotage fluvial " or " petit cabotage," but only
to direct trading.
State Papers, In the convention with Hussia, signed at Con-
767, and P 768.' stantinople on the 10th (24th) June, 1783,
article 1 is as follows :—
" La Sublime Porte permet eutierement a tous leg
sujets russes eD general de naviguer librement et de
trafiquer dans tous ses l^tats tapt par terre que sur les
mers et eaux, ainsi que sur le Danube, et partout ou la
navigation et le commerce pourront convenir auxsujets
russes."
Article 2 grants rights of entry to the subjects
of the two contracting parties into ports, places,
and towns with their vessels.
Article 6 allows the subjects of the Sublime
Porte "venir par terre et par mer" in
Hussia.
It will be noticed that Russians were allowed
to navigate " les mers et eaux" and also the
Danube, the lower part of which was at that
time wholly within Turkish territory. ^
The question of the right of foreign nations to
navigate the rivers of the Ottoman Empire under
their own flags was raised in 1856 with regard to
the Nile and the Mahmoudieh Canal.
Her Majesty's agent and Consul-General in
Egypt reported that certain exclusive rights of
towing on the Nile and canals of Egypt had
been granted to an Egyptian Towing Company
for fifteen years.
His despatch was submitted to the Board of
Trade and to the Queen's Advocate, and he was
informed on the 17th November, 1856 (No. 40),
that " as regards the British flag, this right ' [of
navigation] "can only be claimed under the
Treaty with Turkey of the 16th August, 1838,
on the ground that the Sultan has ' granted it
to, or * suffered it to be enjoyed' by, the ships
Hon. P. Bruce,
No. 38,
August 30, 1856.
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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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- 'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.'
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- front, back, front-i, 2r:123r, 124r:125v, 126v:127v, 129r:130r, 133v:137r, 138r:138v, 139v:141v, 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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