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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [‎32r] (76/216)

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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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German counter-draft.
their best endeavours to secure that the
Shatt-el-Arab shall be brought into and
'permanently heft in a satisfactory state of
conservancy in order that sea-going vessels
may always he 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, without regard either to
the nationality of the vessels or to their
cargoes.
British counter-draft.
A rticle 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
the Convention are conducive to the best
interests of international commerce, will,
so long as the duties imposed upon the
Commission by the said Convention are
satisfactorily carried out, uphold the Con
vention, and will undertake that German
subjects and German shipping shall
comply therewith, and with all regula
tions issued by the Commission, and
shall duly discharge all obligations pro
perly imposed upon them in pursuance of
the provisions of the said Convention.
It is, nevertheless, understood that this
stipulation in no wise affects the privileges
and immunities granted to the German
Empire by the Capitulations.
A " Comite de Surveillance " shall be
established composed of those foreign
consuls resident at Basra whose flag is
represented by steamship lines regularly
trading with that port. The " Comite "
shall correspond directly with the River
Commission, to he established by the
Imperial Ottoman Government, on all
matters affecting the ocnservancy of the
Shatt-el-Arab and the dues to be levied on
that river ; it is, however, understood that
the functions of the " Comite " shall be
advisory and not executive. The
" Comite " will see that dues shall be
imposed, not for the mere fact of navi
gation, hut only for repaying sums ac
tually speyit on improvements in the navi
gation of the Shatt-el-Arab and harbour
A rticle 6.
(a) The Imperial German Govern
ment 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
the Convention are conducive to the
best interests of interuat 'onal commerce
will, so long as the duties imposed upon
the Commission by the said Convention
are satisfactorily carried out, uphold the
Convention, and will undertake that
German subjects and German shipping
shall comply therewith, and with all
regulations issued by the Commission,
and shall duly discharge all obligations
properly imposed upon them in pursu
ance of the provisions of the said Con
vention.
The Imperial German Government take
note in this connection of the declara
tion, signed on the
and attached to the said Convention, to
the effect that articles 7 and 8 of the
above Convention do not affect the rights
enjoyed m the Ottoman Empire by the
nationals of the Treaty Powers.
His Britannic Majesty's Government
on their part undertake that they will not,
without a preliminary agreement with
the Imperial German Government, con
sent to the imposition of dues exceeding
1 franc per registered ton.
(b) If at any time any of the Govern
ments most interested by reason of the
magnitude of their shipping on the
Shatt-el-Arab are of opinion that the
duties imposed upon the Commission
are not satisfactorily carried out, or that
the reasonable requirements of the com-

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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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