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File 3047/1909 'Railways: Asiatic Turkey; railway construction in Asia Minor' [180v] (365/368)
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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The capital required for the first section from Tripolis to Homs, 60 miles in length, is
circa 400,000/. The whole line from Tripolis to the nearest point on the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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which is Bussorah, or if navigation up the Euphrates is possible as far as Kornah, will
be about 1,000 miles long, and taking 8.000/. per mile as the probable cost of construction,
a capital ot more or less 8,000,000/. will be necessary to complete the whole railway,
including harbour at Tripolis; but there is no doubt that the railway in the hands of
an English Company would not only be of the greatest advantage and indefinable
benefit to our country, but would also yield material benefits and profits to investors in
time.
My friends in Tripolis are quite ready to obtain the Concession from the Ottoman
Government and afterwards transfer the said Concession to an English Company, and
there will be no difficulty in carrying this business promptly and speedily through,
provided the necessary capital can be arranged, which 1 should say ought not to be
a difficult matter to arrange if His Majesty’s Poreign Office will undertake to interest
those persons who have the command of the money market or are the leaders in it.
As I know that it is not advisable for any direct correspondence of any kind on
this subject coming to me in this country, I beg to suggest that in case any steps are
taken for carrying out this most important scheme, notice cf it might be sent through
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, K.C.G., Itoyal United Service Institute, Whitehall,
who will communicate with me in case it is necessary.
I am, Ac,
(Signed) HARRY H. V. SKIiNNER.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/166
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- File 3047/1909 'Railways: Asiatic Turkey; railway construction in Asia Minor'
- Pages
- 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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