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'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations' [162v] (330/540)
The record is made up of 1 volume (268 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1911-26 Dec 1912. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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and future effects upon Anglo-Turkish relations in general. His Majesty s Govern
ment therefore desire to lay before the Ottoman Government the following proposals and
considerations :—
Draft Con-
(a.) An arrangement, as set forth in the accompanying draft convention, for the
vention exclusion of differential treatment on all railways in Asiatic Turkey.
(Annex 2). ^.) The admission of two British representatives, approved by His Majesty's
Government, to the board of whatever company may undertake the construction or
working of the railway from Bagdad to Bussorah.
(c.) The terminus of the railway to be at Bussorah.
(cL) No railway to be continued beyond Bussorah in the direction of the Persian
Gulf without prior agreement with His Majesty's Government, and on conditions
acceptable to them.
Draft Con- (e.) A convention to be signed, on the basis of the accompanying _ draftfor the
vention future conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab. This convention must be read in conjunction
(Annex 3). w ^h the accompanying memorandum (Annex No. 5) on the subject of the frontier of
Mohammerah.
(/.) Permission to be given for three British steamers to navigate between Bagdad
and Bussorah in addition to the number already allowed.
(ii.) The respective interests of Great Britain and Turkey in the region of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
7. His Majesty's Government note with satisfaction that the Turkish Government
renounce their claims to Bahrein on conditions which there should be no difficulty in
accepting, but they have learnt with disappointment the attitude of the Imperial
Ottoman Government in regard to El Katr and Koweit; nevertheless they do not
doubt that the Ottoman Government will appreciate the important sacrifice made by
TFor convenience of reference the several proposals nnder consideration may be
dealt with under three distinct headings :—
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. _ .
(hi.) An increase in the Turkish customs duties.
(i.) The Bagdad Railway Question.
4. The interest which Great Britain must take in a railway which is to traverse a
region where British-Indian trade amounts to some 60 per cent, of the total exports ,md
imports is indeed so obvious as to call for little comment. His Majesty s Government
have on repeated occasions dwelt upon the importance of that trade and the manner m
which it has been steadily consolidated since the foundation, upwards of two and a-halt
centuries ago, of the first English
factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Bussorah; they have recalled that
no less than 96 per cent, of the steam tonnage entered at the port of Bussorah was
British ; and they have consistently maintained that a satisfactory settlement ot t ^ e
Bagdad Railway question was a necessary condition of their assent to an increase in
the Turkish customs duties. i 1 . •, j • 11
5. The magnitude of Great Britain's^ manifold interests clearly renders it desirable
that some satisfactory agreement as to British participation in the southern section o
the Bagdad Railway should, if possible^be reached. His Majesty s Government imd,
however, that the question of participation on terms acceptable to them is hkely to
cause the Ottoman Government some embarrassment, and that the views held on
this point by the two contracting parties are difficult to reconcile. In these circum
stances His Majesty's Government, anxious to prove to the Ottoman Government the
sincerity of their desire to reach a comprehensive understanding without delay or
controversy, are prepared to withdraw their request for British participation m the
railway from Bagdad to Bussorah, If a satisfactory agreement is arrived at on the other
points enumerated in this memorandum.
6. It would be impossiBle to reconcile British public opinion to such a step unless
His Majesty's Government were at the same time able to show that British interests of
whatever character were fully safeguarded. His Majesty's Government consequently
feel bound, apart from the territorial arrangements proposed, to lay down the following
conditions as essential to that end :—
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memorandums pertaining to Anglo-Turkish negotiations brought on by the Baghdad Railway and particularly the extension to Basra. Correspondents include: 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, William Shakespear, 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, Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Louis Mallet, Assistant Under-secretary of State for Near and Middle Eastern Affairs, Charles Marling, British Ambassador to Persia, Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to Constantinople, George Buchanan, British Ambassador to Russia, Admiral Edmond Slade, the Board of Trade, the Government of India, 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. , and several private companies, including Trans-Atlantic Trust Company, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Imperial Ottoman Bank, and Imperial Persian Bank.
The form of the negotiations was a series of memorandums containing proposals and counter-proposals. The issues and subjects discussed are:
- ownership and control of the line;
- custom duty increases in the region;
- navigation of the Shatt al-Arab, including the establishment of a commission to oversee this;
- transport of railway materials by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers;
- delimitation of the Turkish-Persian border;
- status and territorial limit of Kuwait;
- other Gulf matters, including the statuses of Bahrain and Qatar, the suppression of arms traffic, piracy, and slavery, and the protection of pearl fisheries.
Folios 261-262 are a map showing the proposed territorial limits of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (268 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (ff. 3-4) is a subject index, in no particular order but grouped under several broad headings. The numbers refer to folio numbers from the secondary, earlier sequence.
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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There are two earlier foliation systems running through parts of the volume. The first uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and the top-left corner of verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages. This foliation system numbers pages if they have content on them, which is the case for all rectos and some versos. This foliation system appears intermittently through most of the volume. The other foliation system uses circled blue pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and appears from folios 5 to 42. Numerous printed materials contained in the volume have their own internal pagination systems. The following foliation irregularities occur: 1a, 34a, 51B, 219B, 250B.
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- 'File 73/7 II (D 22) Status of Koweit [Kuwait] - Baghdad railway, Anglo Turkish negotiations'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:5v, 16r:22v, 24r:34v, 34ar:34av, 35r:42v, 44r:49v, 51r:51v, 51br:51bv, 52r:54v, 56r:63v, 66r:67v, 72r:112r, 113r:134v, 136r:168v, 170r:182v, 184r:204r, 205v:213v, 215v, 219br:219bv, 222r:225v, 227r:236v, 238r:250v, 250br:250bv, 251r:261v, 262v:264v, back-i, back
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