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'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.' [100r] (200/284)
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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47
1883— {cont .) Bussorali to replace Major Mockler, liad beea
conveyed to his post in one of Her Majesty's
ships.
The
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.
stated that the new " Gomet"
would be ready in the following January, and
suggested that the Porte should he informed.
This Lord Dufferin was instructed to do. It was
also mentioned that the old " Comet" would be
broken up at Bagdad before the arrival of the
new one.
1884. —Lord Dufferin reported that he had
informed the Minister for foreign Affairs of the
intended replacement of the old " Comet," and
that the Vali of; Bagdad had been instructed
accordingly, though he anticipated objections on
the latter's part.
To Lord Dufferin, Lord Dufferin was instructed to inform the
No. 19
Telegraphic, Porte that the new " Cometwas under orders
April 1. fa p rocee( i to Bussorah, and firmly to protest
against any opposition.
Lord Dufferin, Permission was subsequently accorded for the
No. 233, July 15. , . i -r» -i i .
new Comet to proceed to Bagdad on condition
that the old one was withdrawn, and Mr. Wynd-
Mr. YVyndham, ham reported »a little later that he had informed
September 17. the Porte that the old " Comet " had been
broken up.
To Law Officers, The Law ^Officers were asked whether in their
February 19. . .
opinion—
1. There was, in fact, such an agreement in
1846 as is recorded in Sir S. Canning's No. 45 of
the 18th March. %
2. If so, whether Her Majesty's Government
are precluded by the course of action followed
since that date, as well as by the insufficiency of
the evidence and the conflict of interpretation
from now claiming the benefits of that agree
ment.
3. Whether (assuming that agreement to be
abandoned) the vizierial letter of January 1861,
and the fact of the enjoyment by the company of
the privilege for twenty-two years without pro
test, are evidence of an agreement by the Porte
to the establishment of the two steamers of the
company on these rivers, and if so whether in the
circumstances Her Majesty's Government are
entitled to insist on the maintenance of the
sta(us quo. (See Appendix XXI.)
A draft reply to the Turkish Ambassador was
also forwarded for the approval of the Law
Officers.
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.
,
November io.
To Lord Dufferin,
No. 395,
November 15.
1884.
Lord Dufferin,
No. 34,
January 30,1884.
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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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