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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [‎26v] (65/216)

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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 21st December 1913, with
5th December 19IS.)
CONFIDENTIAL.
Sir Edward Grey to Mr. O'Beirne {St. Petershurgh).
(No. 779.) R.
Foreign Office, December 2,1913, 6'15 p.m.
Your telegrams Nos. 397 and 399.
The stipulations of the Russian Government appear to me reasonable, and I am
willing to adopt procedure proposed on the understanding that {d) will give the
Russian consul no right to veto works considered necessary by Commission.
You should draw up texts of proposed communications to £.nd from Russia
Government in consultation with Minister for Foreign Affairs, and then submit
them to me by telegraph for approval. I will then, before ratifying Convention
of 29th July and additional declaration of 21st October, address a note to Hakki
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. informing him of exchange of notes with Russia and stating that His Majesty's
Government consider that proposals of Russian Government must be regarded as
covered by Anglo-Turkish declaration of 21st October.
{Received on the 29th December 1913, with Political Secretary's: letter No. 50, dated the
12th December 1913.)
Copy.
50643-13. Foreign Office,
11th December 1913.
Pressing and Confidential.
Sir,
With reference to my letter No. 50643 of the 17th ultimo, I am directed by
Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for
India, the accompanying copies of a draft note to the German Charge d"Affaires
respecting the proposed Anglo-German Convention.
Sir E. Grey would be glad to receive the observations of the Marquess of Crewe
on this draft and the enclosures, and, as the German Government have recently
been pressing for a reply, he would be glad if his Lordship's observations could be
furnished as soon as possible.
Lord Inchcape has already been consulted regarding the clauses which especially
concern the river na\igation, and they are m substantia] accord with the corre
sponding ones in his concession.
1 am,
Sm,
\ our most obedient, humble servant,
EYRE A. CROWE.
The Under Secretary of State,
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. .
CO NFIDENTIAL.
[5064 3] Draft to German Charge d'Affaires.
His Majesty s Government have very carefully considered the counter
of tt proZe ^lhi &V™t„ C 0™ a \ Cllalg ® d ' Affsiles cn the 4th November,
allied questions, and the "note ^
commenting upon this document. ' e11 lvon ^uhhnann

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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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