File 4030/1913 Pt 1-2 'Baghdad Railway'

IOR/L/PS/10/414

Download PDF (85 MB)

Search within this record

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. .

About this record

Content

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)
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.

Physical characteristics

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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in
English and French in Latin script
Type
Archival file

Archive information for this record

Access & Reference

Original held at
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.
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/10/414
Former external reference(s)
4030/1913 Pt 1 4030/1913 Pt 2

History of this record

Date(s)
3 Sep 1913-21 Jul 1914 (CE, Gregorian)

Use and share this record

Share this record
Cite this record in your research

File 4030/1913 Pt 1-2 'Baghdad Railway', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/414, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000135> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this record
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000135/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images