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'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway' [57r] (109/194)
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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mat tors j for the alifcnnwmt of the Railway aoTstH of Baghdad and
the oondltion ■Jincler which it ia to be constructed : and the in-
-treduction of arrroved finanaoial arrangements tending to fos-
-tor trad^/ the dsTelopem nt of traffic j and for guaranteeing
that the intarest in the enterprise of the several part r es
concerned shall be of lasting deration a^d not subject to tor-
-minaticn on the eroiry of the Baghdad Railway Concession#
It would be furthen^s?- necessary for the ottoman Oovern-
-ment to undo ^ta 1 ^? forma" It not t*> inpose river dues on Bri-
-tish shinning or rt^p^oes without tho consent of His Va.1esty f s
Government #
There remains the rneation of the terminal nert: having
rtjeard to the fact that imrortant comrercail interests are al-
-ready eatarlishei in Bassorah # His vs,1osty*s Government oanno
but feel that substantial advantages would accrue from the est-
-abliahment of the term’nns at that point; and ther consider
that the nort should be constructed and controlled by the pro-
-uosed new company in the intorets of the unrestricted commerce
of all nations# But if s-^c *,n arrangement i« adopted# thay
roust stlpulato that # in the event of tfeo railwav ever being
urolonged to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
# it mnot bu brought to Kuwait
under conditio* to be settled bv agreement between Groat Bri-
-tain and ^urkey alone* and a clause to that eff© ot must bo
embodied in a convention dealing with these matters#
(ii) ^h© respective Interests of Great Britain
and Turkey in the Region cf the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
* * $ £
(iii) The increase from 11 percent to 15 per cent
ad valorem in the Turkish Customs Duties^
His ^ajesty^s Government have consistently maintained
that thev oo^ld in no circumstances assent to the increase in
tho Turkish customs duties unless a previous and satisfactory
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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)
- Arrangement
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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