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'File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention' [50r] (112/216)
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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1913, to the effect that articles 7 and 8 of the Anglo-Turkish Convention of July
29th, 1913, does not affect the treaty rights of foreign Powers.
In the view of the Kussian Government, articles 7 and 8 of the Anglo-
Turkish Convention are too specific to be neutralised by a declaration in general
wording such as that of October 21st and it is clear to Sir E. Grey that Russia
would not pay the dues unless she were satisfied by some declaration such as is
proposed in the article to which His Highness took exception.
His Majesty's Government moreover entirely agree with the Russian Govern
ment in thinking that Turkey would have no right to object to the procedure laid
down in that article and, such being the case, and there being no other means of
securing payment of the dues by Russian ships, there can be no objection to the
proposed exchange of notes between the British and Russian Governments.
F oreign O ffice,
29th December 1913.
Extract.
{Received on the 26th January 1914, with Political Secretary's No, 2, dated the 9th
January 1914.)
Enclosures in Foreign Office covering letter dated the 2nd January 1914,
9, T hrogmorton A venue,
18th December 1913.
Tigris and Euphrates Navigation Concession.
Sir,
With reference to the Concession granted to me under date of 12th December
1913 by His Highness Hakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
on behalf of the Imperial Ottoman Govern
ment, I beg to confirm the assurance, which I have already given to Mr. Alwyn
Parkar, C. M. G., viz., that, if so requested by His Britannic Majesty's Govern
ment, I will by a separate contract with the Imperial Ottoman Government
agree {a) to the Imperial Ottoman Government nominating a representative
of the Bagdad Railway interests as one of the Ottoman Directors of the Company
which I am to form to work the Concession, {b) to the acquisition by the
Bagdad Railway interests of up to but not exceeping 40 per cent, of the share
capital of the said Company to be allotted to Ottoman subjects at the first allot
ment and the right in respect thereof to subscribe for a rateable proportion of any
further issues of capital of the said Company after the first allotment of shares.
In giving the above assurance I am of course assuming that the Imperial
Ottoman Government will approve any provisions which it may be found neces
sary to insert in the Statutes of the Company in connection with the above-
mentioned arrangement.
I am, &c.,
(Sd). INCHCAPE.
The Under Secretary of State.
Foreign Office.
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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)
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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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