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'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [‎26r] (56/348)

The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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THE OUTBREAK OF WAR
47
France, and Russia will uphold her independence and integrity
against any enemies that may wish to utilize the general
European complication in order to attack her The next
day the Grand Vizier assured the Embassy ‘ most solemnly
that Turkish neutrality would be maintained but he
admitted ‘ that Germany was doing her utmost to compromise
the Turkish Government To remove every possible cause
of offence the Allies even offered, if Turkey would observe all
the obligations of neutrality, to ‘ agree, with regard to the
Capitulations, to withdraw their extra-territorial jurisdiction
as soon as a scheme of judicial administration, which will
satisfy modern conditions, is set up They added that they
would also give a joint guarantee in writing that they would
respect the independence and integrity of Turkey, and would
engage ‘ that no conditions in the terms of peace at the end
of the war shall prejudice this independence and integrity
In Turkey, however, the war party steadily gained
strength and the Germans assumed more and more control.
H.M. Minister at Sofia continued to report the passage of
naval officers, men, and guns for Constantinople. On
September 8, the British Admiralty were of opinion that the
naval mission should be withdrawn, and steps were taken
to this end. On September 9 the Porte suddenly intimated
to the Powers that the Capitulations were abolished. The
allied embassies of course intimated that such a wholesale
repudiation of treaties could not be accepted. On September
20 H.M. Ambassador telegraphed that Constantinople and
the neighbourhood was then an armed German camp. The
Turkish warships at Constantinople were being taken over
by the Germans. To prevent the German squadron thus
created from being further increased, a Turkish destroyer
which was entering the Dardanelles on September 26 was
turned back by a British destroyer. The Porte at once
closed the straits.
The war party had nearly accomplished its work. A Holy
War was being preached by agents in Turkey in Europe and
in Asia. The Moslems in Syria were even asked to believe

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Copy of 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe, prepared on behalf of the Admiralty , Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division, January 1917.'

The volume contains thirteen photographic plates (folios 99-106) and a map (folio 171).

Contents (folio 6):

Section I

  • I. Boundaries and Physical Features, p 9 (f 7);
  • II. Climate, p 27 (f 16);
  • III. Modern History, p 34 (f 19v);
  • IV. Ethnology and Languages, p 49 (f 27);
  • V. Religions, p 66 (f 35v);
  • VI. Government and Administration, p 96 (f 50v);
  • VII. Turkish Social Life, p 114 (f 59v);
  • VIII. Economic Geography and Finance, p 142 (f 73v);
  • IX. Chief Towns, p 166 (f 85v);
  • X. Money, Weights and Measures, the Calendar, p 185 (f 95).

Section II. Itineraries.

  • Roads, p 193(f 107);
  • Railways, p 276 (f 148v).

Index, p 307 (f 164).

Extent and format
1 volume (170 folios)
Arrangement

The volume contains a table of contents at folio 6, and an index at folios 164-170.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; 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 original pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-170.

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