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'XXII/10 Status of Kuwait & Negotiations with Turkey.' [14r] (27/446)
The record is made up of 1 volume (221 folios). It was created in 14 Feb 1911-7 Dec 1913. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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THIS mCU^NT IS THR 'PROPHRTY OF KIS TY f i
GOVFRNJffiNT.
v*>
FAiTRRN DHPARTMi-HT
Julf 29 .
Secret Series
Section 1
(28300)
No 1
Memorandum com mnicated to the Turkiyli Ambay iad^r «
July 29th, 1911.
CONPIDRNTIAL •
Hie Ma.jeyty^ Government have not failed to give
their careful attention to the important proposals contained
in the memorandum of the 1st March last fr* m the Ottoman Govern
-ment.
interwoven that they cannot be settled independently the one
of the other, have , for the purpose of convenience , been set
forth under three disticnt headings
(l) The Baghdad Railway question,
i1 *) Tho respective Interests of Great Britain and Turkey in
-ted Mr conditions under which they would favour the partici-
-I ation of British caj ital in this enterprise ; and, while it
is not n^w jro^osed o recapitulate the earlier stages of this
question , it may be recalled that in July 1910, as a result of
prolonged discussions with the Ottoman Minister of Finance, woh
way hen in Lr don, it was intimated that an arrangement secure
” 1 K r interests a representation of 55 per cent of
the whole in regard to the Gui<f sections of the line might be
regarded as a satisfactory solution,—and, having regard to the
These proposals though they affect interests so closely
the region of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
(iii) An increase from llper cent to 15 per cent ad valorem in
the Turkish customs duties.
(ij The Baghdad Railway Question ,
On various occasions His Majesty f s Government have indices
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the status of Kuwait and the negotiations between Britain and Turkey which led to a treaty in 1913.
The discussion in the volume relates to the:
- the proposed settlement of Kuwait question with Turkish Government;
- the draft Anglo-Turkish Convention;
- the report of Shaikh Mubarak's control over tribes, and on frontiers of Kuwait;
- negotiations on the draft Convention.
Included in the volume is a copy of the Anglo-Turkish Agreement and the collection of documents signed on 29 July,1912.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the following: the Viceroy; 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 Assistant Resident, Percy Gordon Loch; the Ambassador to Constantinople, Sir Gerard Lowther.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (221 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 223; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-222; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/65
- Title
- 'XXII/10 Status of Kuwait & Negotiations with Turkey.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:44v, 46r:91v, 95r:148v, 151r:205v, 208r:222v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence