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'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway' [55r] (105/194)
The record is made up of 1 volume (97 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1910-21 Jun 1918. 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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Seotion 1.
(28300) NO 1
Memorandum oomjifttuiv;ated to the Tnrkteh Amb%e^ador v
July 29 th* 1911.
OONFIDFNTXAL •
His Majeaty f 3 Oovernroent hive not failed to e#ve
their oarrf^l attention to the important proposals contained
in the memorandum o* the lat March last fae m the Ottoman Govern
•ment #
These oropoaala thon$»;h they affect interests so closely
interwoven that they cannot be settled independently the one
of the other* have * for the purpose of convenience * been set
forth nnder three disfcicnt headings t-
(t) The Baghdad Railway question.
(ii) 'T’he respective Interests of Great Britain and Tnrkey in
the region of the Persian Gnlf*
(iii) An increase from ilper cent to 16 per oent ad valorem in
the Tr.rkieh customs in ties,
(i) The Baghdad Railwav Question •
On various occaaior'P His Malesty^s Government have indloa-
•ted the conditions nnier which they wonll favonr the partici-
-patirn cf British capital in this enterprise s and* while it
is not new proposed to recapitulate the earlier stages of this
question * it may be recalled that in Jnly 1910, as a rosnlt of
prolonged disonsslons with the Ottoman Minister of Finance* woh
was then in London* it was intimated that an arrangement secnr*
•ing to British : nteresta a representation of 56 per oent of
the whole in regard to the Gul<f sections of the line might be
regarded as a satisfactory solution,—and, having regard to the
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and press cuttings relating to the construction of the Baghdad railway. Topics discussed include:
- the visit of engineers to survey German alignment;
- Baghdad Railway (1911) Command Paper 5635 (ff 10-48);
- the draft Anglo-Turkish Convention on railways in Asia Minor, 1911.
The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, Stuart George Knox; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the First Assistant Resident to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , J H Bill; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
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- 1 volume (97 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 99; 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 4-98; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/63
- Title
- 'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3r, 4r:49r, 50r, 51r, 52r:58v, 61r:98v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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