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'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations' [116r] (237/540)
The record is made up of 1 volume (268 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1911-26 Dec 1912. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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of delegates from 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.
, Board of Trade, and Foreign Office, to discuss!
ADrU^ewK'^rt^R 1 "^ 0 ^ 0 ^ the Turkish communicated on the 15th
April, respecting the Baghdad Railway and cognate questions.
Ma j est y> ® over nment can most expediently adopt
with regard to the distribution of capital in the Baghdad-Bussorah line is a matter
cerned PrmC 7 conslderatlon of tlle three departments con-
^ Another point, which concerns 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.
and the Foreign Office is the
attitude of His Majesty s Government in respect of the peninsula of El Katr' In a
paTsa^'occurs — Apri1 ' by ^ A ' Hirtzel and Mr - Parker following
iustifv^i^M^/ 0 ' H p tllat there '? nothing in the Turkish argument that would
'I ; Hls Ma ] e sty s Government in abandoning one iota of the claims advanced
on 1 IS a t f U n u July . 1911 ' seem ^ that an important object in embarking
on a settlement of Gulf questions was to eliminate the Turks from the peninsula."
• ^ re ? 0 g nis f the cogency of this conclusion, which appears likelv to
ment'of India VleWS resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and the Govern-
But he is, none the less, not fully convinced that the desires of the Turkish Go-
ln . re f t0 f 1 Katr on ac count of the British interests involved
be negatived ; he is not persuaded that a consolidation of Turkish influence in El
Katr, if strictly defined, is inconsistent with the maintenance of British interests
direct or indirect; and he is disposed to think that there are important and desirabla
compensations m other quarters which might be procurable for concessions to
Turkey here, and that such compensations cannot otherwise be secured.
As the Secretary of State for India is aware, the Turkish and Persian Govern
ments signed a protocol m December 1911 agreeing in certain +
refer the Turco-Persian frontier dispute to The Hague Tribunal. This Agreement
was concluded under the auspices of the British and Russian GovernmeX
It appears to be generally held that, if the dispute is referred to this tribunal
the frontier adjudicated to Turkey m the Mohammerah region is likely to be more
favourable to her than the frontier as locally observed and conseouentlv W
favourable to the Sheikh of Mohammerah. y ss
It would, in view of the attitude of Bis Majesty's Government durine the
Turco-Persian negotiat.ons o 1911, be difficult for His Majesty's Government to
if™ t0 , a M , e by an a 1 , rbltral . awar d ; and, if that award wire LejudlcTto the
Sheikh of Mohammerah, as indeed it might be even to the P Xnt S i •
advanced by Dervish
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
on behalf of Turkey in 1850, the resulting situation
would be one of great perplexity and difficulty. g sltuatlou
-J 1 ™ 11 ^ tlie micfci-tainty of the case Sir E. Grey is disposed to think that everv
effort should be made to reach an agreement on the Mohammerah boundary oues^
tion by direct negotiation with Turkey ; but he is not hopeful of the i^np
negotiation unless His Majesty's Government can offer to Turkey a substantial
gmd pro ? «o elsewhere, and, m his opinion, it might possibly be found in El Katr
British interests in the peninsula appear to consist principally in— j
(a.) The maintenance of the grazing rights of the Sheikh of Bahrein.
(6.) The suppression of the arms traffic.
(c.) The protection of the pearl industry.
(d.y The exclusion of Turkish influence from trucial territory.
Sir E. Grey as at present advised, can perceive no conclusive reason why tho
maintenance of these interests should be incompatible with the conBolKktion of
tlie Turkish position ; and, if objections do exist, their importance should he con
inconvenience 01 an adverse
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memorandums pertaining to Anglo-Turkish negotiations brought on by the Baghdad Railway and particularly the extension to Basra. Correspondents include: Percy Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, William Shakespear, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Louis Mallet, Assistant Under-secretary of State for Near and Middle Eastern Affairs, Charles Marling, British Ambassador to Persia, Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to Constantinople, George Buchanan, British Ambassador to Russia, Admiral Edmond Slade, the Board of Trade, the Government of India, 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. , and several private companies, including Trans-Atlantic Trust Company, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Imperial Ottoman Bank, and Imperial Persian Bank.
The form of the negotiations was a series of memorandums containing proposals and counter-proposals. The issues and subjects discussed are:
- ownership and control of the line;
- custom duty increases in the region;
- navigation of the Shatt al-Arab, including the establishment of a commission to oversee this;
- transport of railway materials by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers;
- delimitation of the Turkish-Persian border;
- status and territorial limit of Kuwait;
- other Gulf matters, including the statuses of Bahrain and Qatar, the suppression of arms traffic, piracy, and slavery, and the protection of pearl fisheries.
Folios 261-262 are a map showing the proposed territorial limits of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (268 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (ff. 3-4) is a subject index, in no particular order but grouped under several broad headings. The numbers refer to folio numbers from the secondary, earlier sequence.
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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There are two earlier foliation systems running through parts of the volume. The first uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and the top-left corner of verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages. This foliation system numbers pages if they have content on them, which is the case for all rectos and some versos. This foliation system appears intermittently through most of the volume. The other foliation system uses circled blue pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and appears from folios 5 to 42. Numerous printed materials contained in the volume have their own internal pagination systems. The following foliation irregularities occur: 1a, 34a, 51B, 219B, 250B.
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- Title
- 'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:5v, 16r:22v, 24r:34v, 34ar:34av, 35r:42v, 44r:49v, 51r:51v, 51br:51bv, 52r:54v, 56r:63v, 66r:67v, 72r:112r, 113r:134v, 136r:168v, 170r:182v, 184r:204r, 205v:213v, 215v, 219br:219bv, 222r:225v, 227r:236v, 238r:250v, 250br:250bv, 251r:261v, 262v:264v, back-i, back
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