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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [30v] (73/216)
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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172
German Counter-draft-
Article 3.
Clause {a). The Imperial German Gov
ernment and His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will in
no case support the construction of a
branch from Basra (Zobeir), or from any
point of the main line of the Baghdad
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 Ma
jesty's Government, the Imperial Ger
man Government, and the Imperial
Ottoman Government.
Clause (b). The Imperial German Gov
ernment declare that they will in no case
themselves establish, or support any
claim by any persons or corporations
whatsoever to establish, a port or rail
way 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 agreement on
the subject between His Britannic Ma
jesty'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 corporations
whatsoever to establish, m the 'provinces
of Mosul and Baghdad, railway under
takings either in direct competition
with the Baghdad Railway Company's
lines or in contradiction with that
Company's existing rights, unless and
until there is complete agreement on
the subject between the Imperial
German Government and His Britannic
Majesty's Government.
Article 4.
Clause {a). The Imperial German Gov
ernment, having cognisance of the decla
ration signed on
1913, on behalf of the Imperial Ottoman
Government, concerning navigation on
the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates, declare
that they will not oppose the execution
nor support any action directed against
the execution, of such declaration, so
long as the navigation on the said
British Counter-draft.
Clause {d). In all that relates to the
dues and charges of whatever nature
to he levied, and to the facilities to he
accorded, in the ports of Basra and
Baghdad, goods arriving or to he forward
ed hy water shall receive identic treat
ment to those arriving or to he forwarded
hy rail.
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 Baghdad Railway, to the Persian
Gulf unless and until there is com
plete agreement on the subject bet
ween His Britannic Majesty's Gov
ernment, the Imperial German Gov
ernment, 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 cor
porations whatsoever to establish, a
port or railway terminus on the Persian
Gulf unless and until there is complete
agreement 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 sup
port any claim by any persons or cor
porations whatsoever to establish, in
Ottoman territory east of Aleppo, rail
way undertakings in direct competi
tion with the Bagdad Railway Com
pany s lines, or in contradiction with
that company's existing rights, unless
and until there is complete agreement
on the subject between the Imperial
German Government and His Britan
nic Majesty's Government.
Article 4.
Clause (a). The Imperial German
Government, having cognisance of the
declaration signed on
1913, on behalf of the Imperial Otto
man Government, concerning naviga
tion on che Rivers Tigris and Euphrates,
declare that they will not oppose the
execution, nor support any action
directed against the execution, of such
declaration, so long as the navigation
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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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- 9v:10r, 14v:20r, 29r:32v, 43r:46v
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- Title
- 'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention'
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- 9v:10r, 17v:20r, 29r:32v, 43r:46v
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- Government of the German Empire
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