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File 2764/1904 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: General negotiations 1908-10.' [375v] (765/799)
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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]^
Printed for the use of the Foreign Office, March 2, 1908.
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(N 61 ) ^ ^ ^ ascelles t0 S ir Edward Grey. —(Received February 17.)
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, the discussion of the Foreign Office Estimates in the Budget Committee
of the Reichstag yesterday, Herr Erzberger inquired of the Foreign Secretary as to the
present position of the Bagdad Railway, and as to the manner in which it was affected
by the Anglo-Russian Agreement. Herr von Schon replied that the Bagdad Railway
and the Anglo-Russian Agreement had nothing to do with one another. The
Agreement between the two Powers regarding Thibet, Afghanistan, and Persia deals
only with commercial interests. Germany is only interested in the commercial
development of Persia. The Contracting Powers have disclaimed any intention of
interfering with the rights of other Powers. In the Treaty, “ equal opportunities in
commercial matters for all nations ” is expressly laid down. The Bagdad Railway is,
by the Sultan’s concession, a Turkish undertaking with a German character. The
extension of the line depends upon the ability of the Turkish Government to pay the
kilometric guarantee of 16,500 marks per kilometre. Germany is entirely uninfluenced
hy political motives m the construction of this railway. She only wishes to reopen an
ancient land to civilization, and to unlock fresh doors for trade and industry. That
she has any aspirations towards colonization is pure fancy. Although foreign capital
must be employed in the construction of the railway, the German character of the
undertaking will be always maintained.
I have, &c.
(Signed) FRANK C. LASCELLES.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (391 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- File 2764/1904 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: General negotiations 1908-10.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:164v, 166r:238r, 238r:238v, 238v:277r, 277r:277v, 277v:285r, 285r:285v, 285v:363v, 365r:392r, 392
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