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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [17v] (47/216)
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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Enclosure 2.
n , - Annlo-German Convention.
Anglo-German Convention. J
British Counter-irajt ./ Seftemler 18, Qerrmn-Counter-chaft of November 3,
-IQIO
1 (^ote.—Variations are printed in
italics.)
4 TT , , Article 1.
Article 1.
Clause (a). Recognising the general
importance of the completion of c
Baghdad Eailway for international com
merce, His Britannic Majesty s Govern
ment undertake not to take or encourage
any measures likely to impede the con
struction of the Baghdad Rail 1 * ay, or o
prevent the participation oi capital m
this railway, under the express condition
that no prejudice of an economic or
financial nature is caused to Great
Britain in pursuance of this clause.
Clause (b). His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will not
oppose the construction and manage
ment of the proposed railway from
Baghdad to Basra by the Baghdad Rail
way Company.
Clause (c). The Imperial German
Government declare that they will use
their best endeavours to secure that t\\o
British directors, agreeable to His
Britannic Majesty's Government, shall
be admitted to the board of the Baghdad
Railway Company.
Article 2.
The Baghdad Railway Company, hav
ing concluded with the Imperial Otto
man Government an arrangement on the
following basis,, the Imperial German
Government and His Britannic Ma-
jesty's Government declare, so far as
concerns themselves, that they adhere to
the said arrangement, and will use their
best endeavours to secure its due exe
cution :—
Clause (a). The terminus of the Bagh
dad Railway Company's line shall be
at Basra, and the Baghdad Railway Com
pany has renounced all claims to cons
truct a branch line from Basra (Zobeir)
to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, referred to in K^ticle
I of the Baghdad Railway Convention of
the 5th March 1903, and to build a port
or railway terminus on t'le
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
whether under article 23 of the said
Baghdad Railway Convention or in any
other way derived.
Clause (a). Recognising the general
importance of the completion c f tne
Baghdad Railway for international
commerce, His Britannic Maj s s
Government undertake not to take
or encourage any measures likely to
impede the construction of the Baghdad
Railway system or to prevent the
participation of capital in this under-
talsing.
Clause (h). His Britannic Majesty's
Government agree to the construction
and management of the proposed raii-
way from Baghdad to Basra by the
Baghdad Railway Company.
Clause (c). The Imperial German
Government declare that they will
use their best endeavours to secure
that two British directors, agreeable
to His Britannic Majesty's Govern
ment, shall be admitted as represen
tatives of a group of British share
holders to the board of the Baghdad
Railway Company.
Article 2.
The Baghdad Railway Company,
having concluded with the Imperial
Ottoman Government an arrangement
on the following basis, the Imperial
German Government and His Britan
nic Majesty's Government declare, so
far as concerns themselves, that they
adhere to the said arrangement, and
will use their best endeavours to secure
its due execution :—
Clause (a). The terminus of the
Baghdad Railway Company's line shall
be at Basra, and the Baghdad Railway
Company has renounced all claims
to construct a branch line from Basra
(Zobeir) to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, referred
to in article 1 of the Baghdad Railway
Convention of the oth March 190 ,
and to build a port or railway terminus
on the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, whether unde^
article 23 of the said Baghdad Railway
Convention or in any other way
derived.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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