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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [18v] (49/216)
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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148
British Counter-draft.
German Counter-draft.
shall be exercised through the proposed
Ottoman River Conservancy Commis
sion.
Article 3.
Clause (a). The Imperial German
Government and His Britannic Majesty &
Government declare that they^ wi m
no case support the construction 01 a
branch from Basra (Zobeir), or from any
point of the main line of the Bagaac
Railway, to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
unless and
until there is complete agreement on the
subject between His Britannic Majesty s
Government, the Imperial German Gov
ernment, and the_Imperial Ottoman
Government.
Clause (6). The Imperial German
Government declare that they will in no
case themselves establish, or support
any claim by any persons or corpora
tions whatsoever to establish, 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.
unless and until there is complete agree
ment on the subject between His
Britannic Majesty's Government and
the Imperial German Government.
Clause (c). His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will in no
case themselves establish, or support
any claim by any persons or corpora
tions whatsoever to establish, within the
provinces of Mosul and Bagdad, railway
undertakings in direct competition with
the Bagdad Railway Company's lines,
unless and until there is complete agree
ment ont he subject between the Imperial
German Government and His Britan
nic Majesty's Government.
Article 3.
Clause {a). The Imperial German
Government and His Britannic Ma
jesty's Government declare that they
will in no case support the construc
tion of a branch from Basra (Zobeir),
or from any point of the main line
of the Bagdad Railway, to the Persian
Gulf unless and until there is complete
agreement on the subject between
His Britannic Majesty's Govern
ment, the Imperial German Govern
ment, and the Imperial Ottoman
Government.
Clause {h). The Imperial German
Government declare that they will in
no case themselves establish, or sup
port any claim by any persons or
corporations whatsoever to establish,
a port or railway terminus on the Per
sian Gulf unless and until there is
complete agreement on the subject
between His Britannic Majesty's
Government and the Imperial German
Government. (i
Clause [c). His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will in
no case themselves establish, or sup
port any claim by any persons or
corporations whatsoever to establish,
in Ottoman territory east of Aleypo,
railway undertakings in direct compe
tition' with the Bagdad Railway
Company's lines, or in contm ic
tion with that company's existing
rights, unless and until there is com
plete agreement on the subjec
between the Imperial German Govern
ment and His Britannic Majesty s
Government.
Article 4.
Clause [a). The Imperial German
Government, having cognisance of the
declaration signed on
1913, on behalf of the Imperial Ottoman
Government, concerning navigation on
the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates, dec
lare that they will not oppose the exe
cution, nor support any action directed
against the execution, of such declara
tion, so long as the navigation on the
said rivers is maintained in substantial
Article 4.
Clause (a). The Imperial Germaii
Government, having cognisance o
declartation signed on
1913, on behalf of the Imperial Utto-
man Government, concerning na\i
gation on the Rivers Tigris an
phrates, declare that they wi i 1
oppose the execution, nor suppor a
action directed against the execu i >
of such declaration, so long as ^ na i
gation on the said rivers is mam am
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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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