'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [‎30r] (72/216)

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German Counter-draft.
the whole. No duties or charges of
whatever nature or under whatever
denomination shall be levied by the port
company on any vessels or goods wiuc
shall not equally, under the seme condi
tions, be imposed in like cases on all
vessels or goods, whatever be the na
tionality of the vessels or their owners,
or the ownership or country of origin or
destination of the goods, and whatever
be the places from which the vessels or
goods arrive or to which they depart.
"In all that relates to the stationing,
loading, and unloading of vessels in the
port, no privileges or facilities shall be
granted to any vessel or vessels which
shall not equally and under like condi
tions be granted to all other vessels.
British Counter-draft.
No duties or charges of whatever
nature or under whatever denomina
tion shall be levied by the port com
pany on any vessels or goods which
shall not equally, under the same
conditions, be imposed in like cases on
all vessels 01 goods, whatever be the
nationality of the vessels or their
owners, or the ownership or countiy
of origin or destination of the goods,
and whatever be the places from which
the vessels or goods arrive or to which
they depart.
In all that relates to the stationing,
loading, and unloading of vessels in
the port, no privileges or facilities
shall be granted to any vessel or
vessels which shall not equally and
under like conditions be granted to
all other vessels.
The Imperial Ottoman Government
reserves to itself the right to confer upon
the Commission, which it proposes to
entrust with the improvement and main
tenance of the navigability of the Shatt
el-Arab, its rights of contrcl over the
yort of Basra.
The conventions relating to this port,
and the statutes of the company to he
formed, shall contain provisions ex
pressly preserving the rights of the
aforesaid Commission.
Clause (b). The Imperial German
Government and His Britannic Majesty's
Government agree that they will use their
best endeavours to secure that in the se
parate Ottoman Company for the con
struction and exploitation of the pot t of
Basra, mentioned in sub-clause (iv)
above, British participation, both in the
capital and directorate of the port com
pany, and in [the contracts for construc
tion and maintenance shall amount to
40 per cent, of the whole.
Clause (c). The Imperial German
Government and His Britannic Ma
jesty's Government agree that they will
use their best endeavours to secure that
in any Ottoman Company for the cons
truction and exploitation of the port of
Baghdad, to be formed under article 6
of the agreement between the Baghdad
Railway Company and the Imperial
Ottoman Government, mentioned in
clause {a) of this present article, Bri
tish participation, both in the capital
and directorate of the port company
and in the contracts for construction
and maintenance, shall amount to 40
per cent, of the whole.