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File 2764/1904 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: General negotiations 1908-10.' [‎125r] (258/799)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (391 folios). It was created in 1908-1910. It was written in English. 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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Proposed Narrow Gauge Lines.
1,320 kilom.
Hence the total length of the whole of the proposed lines would be about
Length of lines (obligatory) under the present Bagdad Convention, to which annuities
and kilometric guarantees have been assigned :—
J-vrl JLXd/Ut5k>il L(J xjLifc/JppO
El Helif to Mosul
Mosul to Bagdad
Annuity Payable by Turkey on the Construction Cost of the above 2,500 kilom. Normal
Gauge Line under the Terms of the Bagdad Convention.
The ninety-nine year annuity, guaranteed to the Bagdad Bail way Company for
interest 4 per cent, and sinking fund (•087538) on the loans accepted and taken up by
them in payment for the construction of the line, is fixed at 11,000 fr. per kilometre
constructed. Hence the nominal price to be paid by the Turkish Government in scrip
at par for the construction of each kilometre works out at 269,111 fr.
It follows therefore—
That the annuity payable by Turkey on the 2,500 kilom. (2,500 kilom. X 11,000 fr.)
is 27,500,000 fr., and therefore that the sum payable by Turkey in scrip at par for the
construction of the 2,500 kilom. (2,500 kilom X 269,111 fr.) is 672,777,000 fr.
As, however, under present circumstances, with the Paris and other European
markets closed, a 4 per cent, loan could not probably be placed with German under
writers at over 80 per cept. of the par value, it follows that the actual sum which would
be realised in cash from the scrip delivered by Turkey in payment of the construction
cost would be 269,111 fr. x 80 = 215,289 fr. per kilometre, or 538,222,500 fr. for the
whole 2,500 kilom.
Repartition of the above found Annuity of 27,500,000 fr. over the 3,600 kilom. of the
Proposed Enlarged Narrow Gauge System.
This same annuity of 27,500,000 fr. divided over 3,600 kilom. would yield 7,639 fr.
per kilom.
An annuity of 7,639 fr. capitalised on the basis of 4 per cent, interest and '087538
sinking fund would yield 186,880 fr.
Bagdad to Bussorah ..
Sadige to Khanikin ..
Zobeir to Koweit
470
700
110
140
Total ..
2,500
[2577 r—1]
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper cuttings, maps and notes, relating to negotiations over the proposed Berlin to Baghdad Railway in the period 1903-1907.

The discussion in the volume relates to the economic, commercial, political and military considerations impinging on British strategy for the international negotiations over the development of a railway to Baghdad in particular.

Further discussion surrounds the motivations and strategies of British competitors in the area; included in the volume are four maps.

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Lord Lansdowne, Sir Edward Grey), His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Nicholas O'Connor), the Under Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Charles Hardinge, Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson), and for India (Earl Percy, Sir Arthur Godley), the Viceroy of India (Lord Curzon of Keddleston), the Secretary to the Political and Secret Department of 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. (Sir Richmond Richie) and the London Manager of the Imperial Bank of Persia (George Newell).

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1 volume (391 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 2764 (Bagdad Railway) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/56-60. The volumes are divided into five parts with each part comprising one volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 392; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 329-358; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.

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