File 1808/1912 'Bagdad Railway. Navigation of the Tigris & Lynch's Agreement with the Company for the transport of railway material.' [27r] (58/514)
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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The key of the railroad position, so far as British*
trade is concerned, is the railway fron Baghdad to the
Persian frontier, with the extension fron Baghdad to
the holy places. We believe it to be possible to
secure Anglo-German co-operation both in the construc
tion and in the control of this line. If we at the
same time strengthen and develop our already strong
position on the rivers, we need not fear so much any
advantages which may be given to German trade over
the railway from the Mediterranean to Baghdad.
We can descry no great anxiety on the part of the
Germans to continue the railway from Baghdad to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. And it would be impossible to fix an
alignment for such a railway that would not require to
be recast after the country has been developed by ir
rigation.
It is evident that the Germans are turning their
eyes in the direction of the river navigation. They
desire a share, though there Is ample reason to believe
that they would be satisfied with a share whicf should
not be predominant. It would seem to be good policy
to give them such a share and to interest them in the
navigation.
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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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- 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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