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confidently^/ asserted that there is/no quarter any intention
of ignoring the rights of the Baghdad Railway".
(Received on the 15th June 1913 with Political Secretary's letter
No. 22, dated the 00th May 1913).
he had ascertained that there was no intention, as we had heard,
to deflect the main line of the Baghdad Railway at Mosul, he pro-
—ceeded to mention what he descrited as "one or two points of de—
-tail" regarding our original conversation of the ^th ay.
to
As Sir E. G-rey had warned me tefore that I was not/discuss any
fresh proposals, I told Herr Kuhlmann that I would merely listen
to what he had to say and report it.
Since some of his"points of detail/ are to the advantage of
Germany, I think it is very desiratle that Sir. E. Grey should have
the minute, and my ordiginal record of Herr Kuhlmann's ^roposais
It will te recollected that Herr Kuhlmann has accepted that
record as an accurate version of his proposals, and a copy of it
is annexed. The important point., to tear in mind is that paragraph
with Germany: I was particularly careful to keep it out ty the
wording of my minute. The suggested conditions of the targain with
Germany are to te found in_y in paragraphs 1 to 4 of my record.
When he came on the 20th M a y, Herr Kuhlmann said he understood^
(This is intelligltt&e from the German standpoint, uuu we eiiuu.^u. «
prefer to participate owing to our special interest0 in the river
and for other reasons.)
I have etc.,
d/- W. E. Goschen.
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA
(21st May).
CONFIDENTIAL
Section 2.
23501
No. 1.
Minute ty Mr. Parker.
Sir A. Nicolson,
Herr Kuhlmann came to see me yesterday and, after saying that
tefore him when he sees Herr Kuhlmann to-morrow.
6 does not enter as a condition of the proposed written agreement
the German Company wou^d prefer to tuild the port
The Germans, he
said, wotAd like the conditions for control- I \
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