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File 1808/1912 'Bagdad Railway. Navigation of the Tigris & Lynch's Agreement with the Company for the transport of railway material.' [26r] (56/514)
The record is made up of 1 volume (253 folios). It was created in 27 Mar 1912-15 Apr 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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Turkish Government Is described as a "Yes, but." They
are prepared to come In to the small concern but would
much prefer the larger. We have no Independent con
firmation of this.
Before sending a reply to this communication I am
directed by my Board to ascertain the wishes of ^is
Majesty's Government. The slate is clean and we are
anxious to write nothing upon the slate that may not
have the approval of His Majesty's Government.
It may assist His Majesty's Government in coming
to a conclusion if we endeavour very briefly to set out
the situation as a whole.
The Germans are engaged in constructing the rail
way from the Mediterranean to Baghdad with the utmost
possible expedition and from the two ends. They con
template concurrent construction from Baghdad to the
Persian frontier.
They hold a great quantity of Baghdad Pailway
bonds which they have not yet succeeded in placing.
For this and for political reasons they are anxious to
arrive at a settlement with His Majesty's Government
which shall be satisfactory to British interests in
these countries. The results of the Balkan war con
firm them in these desires.
The
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The volume concerns the navigation of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, and moves by The Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company (also referred to as Messrs Lynch) to negotiate an agreement with the Baghdad Railway Company for the transport of railway material up the rivers of Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. .
The principal correspondents are senior officials of the Foreign Office, 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. , and the Board of Trade; and the Secretary of The Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company.
The papers cover: contracts and agreements; Russian concern over the proposed agreement; the formation of a joint company to operate river transport on the Euphrates and Tigris; the assertion by Britain of exceptional rights to navigation on the rivers of Mesopotamia; and papers concerning the general Baghdad Railway question.
The French language content of the volume consists of contracts, agreements and conventions, with English translations.
The volume contains conventions and agreements that are earlier than the man date range, dated 1903-11.
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- 1 volume (253 folios)
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The subject 1808 (Bagdad Railway) consists of one volume only. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 255; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-254; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/271
- Title
- File 1808/1912 'Bagdad Railway. Navigation of the Tigris & Lynch's Agreement with the Company for the transport of railway material.'
- Pages
- 25r:30v, 32r:33v, 50r:53v, 76r:77v, 82r:82v, 90r:90v, 142r:142v, 146r:191v, 194r:194v.211r:214v
- Author
- Parry, Fred W
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