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File 3047/1909 'Railways: Asiatic Turkey; railway construction in Asia Minor' [42r] (88/368)
The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 1908-1911. 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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[This Document is the Property of His BritanniaHffajBStys Government.]
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA.
[November 12. j
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[ 41228 ]
Sir,
Mr. D’Arcy to Foreign Office.—(Received November 12.)
42, Grosvenor Square, London, November 11, 1910.
REFERRING to my letter dated the 8 th April last, in connection with the
concession for the oilfields of Mesopotamia which was promised to me by the Turkish
Government some time ago, I beg to state that from information to hand from
Constantinople it appears that active negotiations are again in progress between
Mr. Chester and the Turkish Government for the Anatolian Railway project, and that
important modifications of the original draft contract are under consideration.
One modification that I fear may be put forward, and which would seriously
imperil the value of the concession which was promised to me, is that latitude may be
given to the Chester group to start construction from either end, or both ends, of the
proposed line without the onerous obligation contained in the original draft contract of
completing construction of the line for the whole of the route from the Mediterranean
to the Province of Moussoul before any portion of the oil part of the concession could
be touched.
The danger of this would be that the American group, who are endeavouring to
secure the Anatolian Railway concession together with its mining rights, might be
able at a comparatively small cost and within a very short time to open up the
valuable portions of the oilfields of Moussoul, which I have reason to believe are their
principle objective, and thus seriously prejudice the value of the concession which was
promised to me.
Under these circumstances I shall be extremely obliged if you would ask His
Majesty’s Minister at Constantinople to guard against this point, and to firmly resist
the introduction into the proposed Anatolian Railway concession of any modifications
which are likely to effect the value of the oil concession as a whole.
I am informed that the Chester group have indicated willingness to accept the
Anatolian Railway concession outright, i.e., that they are not asking for an option,
and that their proposals are receiving the warmest support of the Union and Progress
Committee.
I have, Ac.
W. K. D’ARCY.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the construction of railways in Asiatic Turkey, 1908-1911, as well as oil concessions in Mesopotamia.
Correspondence outlines the proposal to develop a railway from Tripoli via Homs and Deir and along the Euphrates to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to compete with the Baghdad Railway. The company was designated 'The Anglo-Syrian Tripoli - Homs Railway and Tripoli Harbour Improvement Company'.
Correspondence also discusses the different consortia bidding for oil concessions in Mesopotamia and the relative significance of French, Russian and German involvement. Included in the volume is a letter (folios 49 - 153) from William Knox D'Arcy giving a 'List of Turkish concessions connected with oil now being sought'.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) and the Ambassador to Constantinople (Sir Gerard Lowther).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (182 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 3047 (Railways: Asiatic Turkey) consists of 1 volume,
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 178; 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 leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 3047/1909 'Railways: Asiatic Turkey; railway construction in Asia Minor'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:67v, 69r:138v, 140r:148v, 154r:157v, 159r:170v, 175r:181v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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