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The record is made up of 1 volume (237 folios). It was created in 3 Sep 1913-21 Jul 1914. It was written in English and French. 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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This volume comprises two parts that contain correspondence that relates to the same topic, namely a concession that was granted to the shipping magnate, Lord Inchcape (James Lyle Mackay), by the Ottoman Empire for the formation of a company to facilitate the transportation of goods on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for the construction of the Baghdad Railway.
The primary correspondents in the volume are Lord Inchcape; the Ottoman representative in negotiations, Ibrahim Hakki Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; the law firm Slaughter and May; the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey; British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Sir Louis du Pan Mallet. A limited amount of this correspondence is in French.
The volume comprises part 1 (folios 100-237) and 2 (folios 3-98). Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (237 folios)
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- 280 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/414/1192 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/414/2
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 4030 (Baghdad Railway) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/414-415. This volume is divided into 2 parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 239; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and French in Latin script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/414
- Former external reference(s)
- 4030/1913 Pt 1 4030/1913 Pt 2
- Date(s)
- 3 Sep 1913-21 Jul 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/10/414/1
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 101r:101v, 150r:150v, 217r:217v, 228r:228v
- Author
- Mackay, James Lyle
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- ©Anonymous
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- Creative Commons Attribution Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414/1
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 103r:103v, 112r:112v, 223r:223v
- Author
- Slaughter and May
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414/1
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 225r:225v
- Author
- Lynch, John Finnis
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/414/1
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 160r:167v
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- Government of Germany
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414/2
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 50r:50v, 68r:68v, 70r:70v
- Author
- Ibrahim Hakki Pasha
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414/2
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 51r:51v, 68r:68v, 70r:70v, 77r:77v, 81r:81v, 92r:93v, 97r:97v
- Author
- Mackay, James Lyle
- Copyright
- ©Anonymous
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- IOR/L/PS/10/414/2
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 80r:80v
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- Government of Germany
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 1-2 'Baghdad Railway'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge , head, tail, front-i, 2r:2v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414/1
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 99r:100v, 102r:102v, 104r:111v, 113r:149v, 151r:159v, 168r:216v, 218r:222v, 224r:224v, 226r:227v, 229r:238v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/414/2
- Title
- File 4030/1913 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
- Pages
- 3r:49v, 52r:67v, 69r:69v, 71r:76v, 78r:79v, 82r:91v, 94r:96v, 98r:98v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence