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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [31r] (74/216)
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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173
German Counter-draft.
rivers is maintained in substantial
accordance with the provisions thereof.
Clause (b). His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will not
oppose the acquisition by the Baghdad
Railway interests of 40 "per cent, of the
share capital allotted to Turkish in
terests in the Ottoman Company for
river navigation, and their represen
tation on the board of the aforesaid
company by one director out of the
share of the directorate allotted to Tur
kish interests.
Clause (c). It is, nevertheless, under
stood that nothing in this article shall
be held to affect the rights conceded by
article 9 of the Baghdad Railway Conven
tion of the 5th March 1903, relative to
the conveyance of materials exclusively-
destined for the construction of the Bagh
dad Railway, except in so far that it is
hereby expressly agreed that the said
rights shall cease on the completion of
the construction of the Baghdad Railway
to Basra.
It is further agreed that if an ar
rangement to the satisfaction of the
parties concerned can be made for the
conveyance by river of the aforesaid
materials through British or Ottoman
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, His Britannic Majesty's Govern
ment and the Imperial German Govern
ment will use their best endeavours to se
cure the conclusion of such an arrange
ment.
Article 5.
The concessionnaire, nominated in pur
suance of article 3 of the aforesaid
declaration of ,1913, having
concluded with the Imperial Ottoman
Government an arrangement on the
following basis, His Britannic Majesty's
Government and the Imperial German
Government declare, so far as concerns
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British Counter-draft.
on the sr.id rivers is maintained in
substantial accordance with the pro
visions thereof.
Clause (b). His Britannic Majesty's
Government declare that they will not
oppose the acquisition by the Baghdad
Railway interests of not less than 20 per
cent, of the whole share capital out of the
shares allotted to Turkish interests in
the Ottoman Company for river naviga
tion, and their representation on the
board of the aforesaid Company by one
director out of the share of the direc
torate allotted to Turkish interests.
Clause (c) (i). It is, nevertheless,
understood that nothing in this article
shall be held to affect the rights con
ceded by article 9 of the Baghdad Rail
way Convention of the 5th March
1903, except in so far that His Britan
nic Majesty's Government and the Im
perial German Government hereby agree
and declare, so far as concerns them
selves, that they adhere to, and will use
their best endeavours to secure the due
execution of, the following provisions
of the agreement referred to in article 2
of the present convention :—-
The Baghdad Railway Company's
rights under article 9 of the aforesaid
convention of the 5th March 1903,
shall not continue to be exercised after
the 31st December 1918, unless it is
shown that no other satisfactory means
are available for the purposes specified
in the said article 9, and in any case they
shall cease on the completion of the con-
s'ruction of the Baghdad Railway to
B.sra.
(n) It is further agreed that if an
arrangement to the satisfaction of the
parties concerned can be made for the
conveyance by river of the aforesaid
materials through British or Ottoman
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, His Britannic Majesty 's Gov
ernment and the Imperial German
Government will use their best endeav
ours to secure the conclusion of such an
arrangement.
Article 5.
Clause [a). The concessionnaire, nomi
nated in pursuance of article 3 of the
aforesaid declaration of , 1913,
having concluded with the Imperial Ot
toman
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
Government an arrangement on
the following basis, His Britannic Ma
jesty's Government and the Imperial
German Government declare, so far aa
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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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/615
- Title
- 'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention'
- Pages
- 9v:10r, 17v:20r, 29r:32v, 43r:46v
- Author
- Government of the German Empire
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