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'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.' [111v] (223/284)
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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claim was further set forth in a memorandum 1905 (cont.)
submitted by Mr. Lynch on the 6th May. Mr jj F B
Mr. Lynch quoted articles 1, 23, and 27 of the Lynch,
. p May 6.
Capitulations of 1809, and article 1 ol the treaty
of 1838, in confirmation of ancient British rights
of navigation on the Euphrates and Tigris, and
contended that the
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
of 183 i, issued in
response to a request confined to the two
steamers, which it was then proposed to place
on the rivers for commercial purposes, did not
invalidate the British right of navigation already
enjoyed on both rivers, lie asserted that the
British Government had never admitted that the
company was limited to the use of two steamers,
and urged that, as the Turkish company had
increased the number of their steamers, the
Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company
should be allowed, on grounds of equity and of
general rights of navigation, to use their third
steamer. Mr. Lynch's contentions were referred
to Sir N. O'Conor, who replied to them cate- Sir N. O'Conor,
gorically. He pointed out that the general Ma y 16 '
question of the right of British vessels to navigate
the ligris and Euphrates had never been raised,
and that to invoke the Capitulations of 1809 and
the Balta-Liman Treaty of 1838, in support of
such right, would not be in the interests of the
company, for the shipping of other Powers
would, under most-favoured-nation treatment,
equally benefit by anything obtained for British
shipping. He observed that tlie vizierial letter
of 1861 clearly stated that, under the firmans of
183i ami ]842 (1841), authorisation had been
given for the permanent station of two steamers,
ct providing it were proved and established that
the advantages would be mutual, and that no .
inconvenience would arise therefrom," and the
assertion that the British Government had never
admitted the limitation of the company's rights
o ^e use of two steamers was incorrect. He
further remarked that no monopoly of transport
t! t e rr nted t0 the com P an y> and that the
Tnrk.sh Government possessed an undoubted
right to place as many steamers and barges on
gns as they chose, and that there was
a tEt UPOn , WhiCl1 a deraa,ld f0r the us « ^
Sir N (to" com P a ny could be made.
Mr Lvnch- S ' ln hi8 dealing with
tL memorandum, forwarded observa
tions on memorand-i on ^ u^crva
mitted by Mr. Q. Leveson'Go"^ ^
Picot, one of th P , and Colon el
. ot the directors of the company.
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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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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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