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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [‎13v] (39/216)

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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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138
/VI • aAneralement quelconques, en tant qu'ils ne seront pas
accordfe 6galement TZIL .nemes conditions, a tou S les antres nav.es.
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La Societe du Chemin de Fer de g l^tablissement de services de
cations avec ses stations, partont q fl euv es, au moven de remorqueurs, de
transbordement entre les deux * . - va p eur ou a moteur,' chalands, &c.,
barcasses ou de toutes autres eI " b • m La Societe aura egalement le droit
ferry -boatsd'un tonnage sauperieur.
Ce materiel fluvial jouira
quelconques, de navigation et
autres.
mi / i-roo -nmiT pps services i ouiront de la francliise douaiiiere
Les conbustibles necessaires de fer et celui-ci aura le droit
Les recettes des services susvises restent acquises a la Societe du Chemin de
Fer de Bagdad.
Revised Draft by Mr. Hurst of Article6
A eticle 6.
The Imperial German Government having taken note of the Anglo-Turkish
±ne under which the free navi-
sationof the < Shatt-el-Arab' > is assured to the shipping of all nations and a commission
fs established for the execution of such works as may be necessary for the improve
ment of its channel and for its maintenance and for other like purposes set out
therein and being of opinion that the provisions of the Convention are conducive
to the best interests of international commerce, will, so long as the duties imposed
unon the Commission by the said Convention are satisfactorily carried out uphold
the Convention, and will undertake that German subjects and German shipping
shall comply therewith, and with all regulations issued by the Commission, and
shall duly discharge all obligations properly imposed upon them in pursuance of
the provisions of the said Convention.
The Imperial German Government take note in this connection of the declara
tion, signed on the 21st of October 1913 and attached to the said Convention, to
the effect that articles 7 and 8 of the above Convention do not affect the rights
enjoyed in the Ottoman Empire by the nationals of the Treaty Powers.
His Britannic Majesty's Government on their part undertake that they will
not, without a preliminary agreement with the Imperial German Government,
consent to the imposition of dues exceeding 1 franc per registered ton.
If at any time the Imperial German Government are of opinion that the duties
imposed upon the Commission are not satisfactorily carried out, or that the reason
able requirements of the commerce of the river in matters within the competence
of the Commission are not adequately met, and if the Commission in such case has
not seen its way to give effect to important recommendations laid before it in the
interests of German shipping, with the object of removing the above -mentioned
causes of complaint, His Britannic Majesty's Government will use their good offices
with the Imperial Ottoman Government to ensure the reference of the questions
whether in any particular respects the duties of the Commission have not been
satisfactorily carried out, and whether there is good ground for thinking that the
Commission, if maintained, will not be able to provide for the reasonable require
ments of the commerce of the river to a Commission of Enquiry.

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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)
Arrangement

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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English and French in Latin script
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