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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [‎19v] (51/216)

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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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British Counter-draft.
river navigation, either as regards facili
ties or rates of charge for the conveyance
ot like articles between the same points on
account of the ownership, origin^ or
destination of goods presented for trans
port, or in any other manner whatsoever.
The Company shall grant no through
bills of lading, rebates, or other privileges
of any description in. respect of goods
carried by any ship between any place
served by the Company's vessels and any
place oversea, unless the same privileges
are accorded in respect of similar goods
carried under the same conditions and in
the same direction between the same
places by all ships regularly trading be
tween those places, irrespective of nation
ality.
Clause (6). The Baghad Kailway Com
pany shall have the right to use within
the limits of the ports of Baghad and
Basra and exclusively for the service of
the railway and the said ports, small
launches, as well as ferries for the trans
port of passengers and goods from one
bank to the other. Such launches shall
not exceed tons British measurement.
German Counter-draft.
river navigation^ either as regards fa
cilities or rates of charge for the convey
ance of like articles between the same
points on account of the ownership, ori
gin, or destination of goods presented
for transport, or in any other manner
whatsoever. The Company shall grant
no through bills of lading, rebates, or
other privileges of any description in
respect of goods carried by any ship
between any place served by the Com
pany's vessels and any place oversea,
unless the same privileges are accorded
in respect of similar goods carried under
the same conditions and in the same
direction between the same places by all
ships regularly trading between those
places, irrespective of nationality.
Clause {h). The Bagdad Eailway
Company shall have the right to use at
their stations on the Rivers Tigris and
Euphrates, and within the limits of the
port of Bagdad, exclusively for the ser
vice of the railway and the said port,
small launches, as well as ferries for the
transport of passengers and goods from
one bank to the other. Such launches
shall not exceed tons British mea
surement.
Article 6.
The Imperial German Government
having taken note of the Anglo-Turkish
Convention of under
which the free navigation of the Shatt-
el-Arab is assured to the shipping of all
nations and a commission is established
for the execution of such works as may
be necessary for the improvement of its
channel and for its maintenance and for
other.like purposes set out therein, and
being of opinion that the provisions of
A rticle 5 a.
i
His Britannic Majesty s Government
and the Imperial German Government
will use their best endeavours to secure
that the Shatt-el-Arab shall he brought
into and permanently kept in a satisfac
tory state of conservancy in order that
sea -going vessels may always be assured
of free and easy access to the port of
Basra, and to secure, further, that the
navigation on the Shatt-el-Arab shall
permanently be kept open for sea-going
vessels, and be carried on on terms of
absolute equality for the vessels of all
nations, ivithout regard either to the na
tionality of the vessels or to their cargoes.
Article 6.
The Imperial German Government
having taken note of the Anglo-Turkish
Convention of under
which the free navigation of the Shatt-
el-Arab is assured to the shipping of all
nations and a commission is established
for the executian of such works as may
be necessary for the improvement of its
channel and for its maintenance and for
other like purposes set out therein, and
being of opinion that the provisions of

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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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