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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [‎8r] (28/216)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (104 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1914-16 Jul 1919. 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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(Received on the 8th December 1913, with Political Secretary's letter No. 47, dated the
21st November 1913.)
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA. [November 1-]
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
[49766]
No. 1.
Mr. O'Beirne to Sir Edward Grey.—[Received November 1.)
(No. 375).
(Telegraphic.) R. St. Petersburg, November, 1, 1913.
<) Ministry for Foreign Affairs enquire whether they may soon hope for
explanations respectir.g Shatt-el-Arab Commission promised in your telegram
No. 628, first paragraph.
(Repeated to Constantinople, No. 514).
(Received on the 1st December 1913, with the Political Secretary's letter No. 46,
dated the 14th November 1913.)
[A]
ASIATIC TU RKE Y AND ARABIA. [November 7.]
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
[50643] No. 1.
Hen von Kilhlmann to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received November 7.)
(Confidential.)
German Embassy, London, November 3, 1913.
Dear Sir Edward,
The counter-draft to the British draft of the 18th September 1913, which I
had the honour to submit to-day, might require some confidential explanations,
which I shall attempt to give in the following :—
In article 1, clause (a), we would prefer to say in the seventh line * e construc
tion of the Baghdad Railway system,'' because that would cover the main line
and the branch lines granted by the concession, as they shall be finally settled
between the German and Turkish Governments. The word " Railvay " at
the beginning of the ninth line of the English counter-draft to be replaced by
'' Undertaking.''
We would like the last part of article I, beginning with " under " and ending
with '' this clause," to be transferred to the note explicative. Our legal advisers
IS, do not hold the opinion that by accepting this clause England would bind herself
, , g to support any future increase of Turkish customs because an increase might
seem desirable in the interest of the Baghdad Railway, but we consider at the same
time that it would, as would the spirit of this convention, prevent England from
opposing existing revenue or increases of the customs, ir principle already accept
ed by the Powers, being in part used for the Baghdad R&ilwiy.
In clause (b), " declare that they will not oppose " might be replaced by
agree to."
Clause (c). The Imperial Government is quite willing to use its influence to
see that British capital should be admitted to the Baghdad Railway Company
under fair and reasonable terms. The clause would then read as follows :—•
thenoit^ " The Imperial German Government declare that they will use their best
endeavours to secure that two British directors agreeable to His Britannic
Majesty's Government shall be admitted as representatives of a group of British
shareholders to the Board of the Baghdad Railway Company."
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, maps, and newspaper cuttings relating to Anglo-Turkish negotiations over the Baghdad Railway, status of Kuwait, and other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. matters. The correspondence is between Lionel Haworth, British Consul for Arabistan, 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 (later Stuart Knox as acting 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. ), the Government of India, Henry Babington Smith, President of the National Bank of Turkey, Louis Mallet, British Ambassador to Turkey, the British Consulate at Adana, Hugh O'Beirne, Counsellor to the British Embassy in Russia, Richard von Kühlmann, Councillor of the German Embassy in London, Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 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. , the Board of Trade, William Grey, 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, the British Consulate at Basra, Arnold Wilson, Civil Commissioner in Iraq, and Ibn Sa‘ud, ruler of Najd and its dependencies. Some of the correspondence comes as enclosures.

The documents relate to the latter stages of negotiations and partly consist of drafts and counter-drafts of the eventual agreement, which was never ratified because of the outbreak of the First World War. They also reflect Britain's involvement in the agreement between the Ottoman Turks and the Baghdad Railway Company. Also covered is a discussion about what to do in case of Sheikh Mubarak of Kuwait's sudden death and territorial claims made by Ibn Sa‘ud on what may be Kuwaiti land.

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1 volume (104 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1c) is a subject index, arranged alphabetically. The numbering refers to the folio.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The volume has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers positioning in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages. One document (folios 7-34) is an extract from a printed item that has its own internal pagination system, running from 125-179, before continuing from 180-205 (folios 38-50). The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 52a, 59a. There is one foldout in the volume, at folio 2.

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