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File 2764/1904 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: General negotiations 1908-10.' [275r] (560/799)
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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APPENDIX No. II.
Note on condition of country between HU and Meskene during the spring of 1908 (Sth—lGth May
1908).
Meskene to Rakka, 60 miles by mer.—There is much cultivation on both banks, the irri
gation being done by charads (i.e., pony, pulley and water-bag). Cultivation appears to
have largely increased since 1872.
Rakka to Halabi Chelebi Hills 36 miles by river.—A good deal of tamarisk and little culti
vation. (Where tamarisk grows the ground is suitable for cultivation.)
Halabi Chelebi Hills to Deir, 72 miles by mer.—Almost continuous cultivation is found on
both banks, irrigation being done by charad.
Heir to 25 miles below Abu KemeU, distance by river 111 miles.
ration along both banks.
There is extensive culti-
Above spot to Nahava,' distance by river 47 Little cultivable area and less culti
vation, as the country is said to be frequently raided by the Delaim Arabs.
Nahava to Ana, distance by river 27 miles.—Above Nahava are ten water-wheels • those
on the right bank in good order ; those on the left bank in ruins. Below Nahava 45 water-wheels
of which 26 are m ruins. There are many water-wheels in the town of Ana which were not count
ed. Date cultivation begins just above Ana.
Ana to Hit, distance by river 98 miles.—^be whole of this stretch is dangerous to naviga
tion owing to the existence of submerged ruins, dams and ruins of water-wheels. Excluding
the numerous water-wheels in the towns of Ana and Hit the following wheels were count
ed (approximately):—
Inwork 183
Ruined
Below Hit. —The Delta begins.
The river winds much and the above note shows that there is cultivation along nearly the
whole length of it.
On my way from Hit to Meskene by road I took the road across a number of the bends
and I remarked large areas of cultivable land lying fallow.
It is clear to me that between Meskene and Hit fertile land, a cultivating population and
water are available. To make the country rich all that is needed is security and a market.
Between Ana and Meskene I saw enormous numbers of sheep, and there must have been
many more that I did not see.
J. RAMSAY, Lieutenent-Colonel,
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.
in
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
and His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General, Baghdad,
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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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