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File 1356/1912 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople. (Mohammerah Boundary)' [‎146r] (300/680)

The record is made up of 1 volume (334 folios). It was created in 26 Aug 1912-4 Sep 1913. 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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the levy on British, imports of 15 per cent,
ad valorem without stipulating for a limitation of
the period during which such a rate shall be
enforced.
It must, however, be distinctly understood that
this assent of His Majesty’s Government is sub
ject to two further conditions, firstly that the
assent of other Powers concerned is obtained
to the levy of a similar rate on their respective
imports, and secondly that a period of notice, of
not less than six months, is given before the
increased duties are levied.
),
2. The eventual substitution of a specific tariff,
to be fixed by mutual agreement, for the
proposed 15 per cent, ad valorem rate.
Provided that such a change meets with the |
approval of other Powers, His Majesty’s Govern- |
ment would be prepared to agree to it in princi
ple, subject to the following conditions-:—
(a.) The details of the scheme of conversion
must be previously agreed between Great Britain
and Turkey.
(b.) No such tariff, even when i't has been
agreed upon, shall be put into operation without
a reasonable period of notice, which in any case
shall exceed twelve months.
(c.) The Imperial Ottoman Government shall
previously make a declaration that the rights at
present enjoyed by His Majesty’s Government,
whether under or by virtue of capitulations,
treaties, notes, declarations, or otherwise, to veto
any increase in the duties leviable on British
imports into Turkey shall be in no wise modified,
prejudiced, or invalidated by the fact of His
Majesty’s Government consenting to the intro
duction of a specific tariff, or by any other act or
thing whatsoever, other than the express renuncia
tion in writing by His Majesty’s Government of
their rights to exercise such a veto.
3. The imposition of the “temettu” tax on
British subjects on condition of its impo
sition on all foreigners in Turkey.
This question is the subject of active negotia
tion at the present time between the Imperial
Ottoman Government and the Embassies at
Constantinople, and His Majesty’s Government
would hesitate to institute collateral negotiations
in London, since to do so might lead to mis
understanding and misconstruction.

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The volume discusses the ongoing negotiations in Constantinople between the Ottoman, British and Russian Governments through 1912 and 1913 regarding the Turco-Persian Frontier. Also discussed is the decision in July 1913 to establish a delimitation commission to which Albert Charles Wratislaw and Arnold Talbot Wilson are appointed as representatives of the British Government.

Also discussed in the volume is the region of Kermanshah and in particular Qasr-i-Shirin [Qaşr-e Shīrīn], along with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's concerns over the rights accorded to them in their 1901 concession should some of that territory be ceded to Turkey.

Further discussion relates to the movements of Russian and Turkish troops near the frontier and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from certain places along the frontier.

This volume is part two of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (334 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1356 (Turco-Persian Frontier) consists of 2 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/266-267. The volumes are divided into 2 parts, with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 334; 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.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and French in Latin script
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File 1356/1912 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople. (Mohammerah Boundary)' [‎146r] (300/680), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/267, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100029736523.0x000065> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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