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'XXII/8 Baghdad Railway' [95r] (185/194)
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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Civil Commissioner,
Baghdad.
Malta raudunu /
I enclose an extract from "The ear and the Baghdad
Railway" hy Morris Jastrew , Jr. * an American author , ^»e
The bo<*i deals partly with the ancient history ef the
country traversed hy the Baghdad Railway and ; after discuss
ing the railway project and its connection with the teu^ «Bd»
up with soao remarks on the future.
No doubt you are avare of the increasing tendency of
the United States of Amorica to take an active p^rt ir
European and Eastern politics , but the extract seems of i
interest as showing the trend of American thought regarding
the Near and Middle Bast and suggests that wo may h^vc to
consider the possibility of the tfhele or partial roplaoo-
meat of the system of Buffer States by InWn&txOuaiised
is Professor of S«nitio Languages at the University of
states in our scheme fir the defence of India
Captain
Polit!cal Agent,Kuwait
Copy to :
D.C.C.Basrah
D.P.R.Bushire
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (97 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence