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'XXII/10 Status of Kuwait & Negotiations with Turkey.' [16r] (31/446)
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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matte pa ; for the alignment of the Railway yonth of Baghdad and
the conditio* under which it iy to be constrncted ; and the in-
-treduction of ap. roved finanacial arrant;ementy tendint; to foy-
-ter ///d^'/ the develoj'em nt of traffic; and fop guaranteeing
that the intereat in the entorx'riae of the several parties
concerned shall be of lasting duration and not subject to ter-
-mination on -the expiry of the Baghdad Railway Concession*
I' would be furthermore necessary for the Ottoman Govern-
-raert to undertaike formally rot to impose river dues on Bri-
-tish shipping or cargoes without the consent of His Ma r esty^s
Government #
There remains the uestion of the terminal port; having
regard^to he fact hat important commercail interests are al-
-readv established in Bassorah * His Maiesty f s Government canno
but feel that substantial advantages would accrue from the est-
-ablishment of the terminus at that point; and they consider
that the port should be constructed and controlled by the ; ro-
-posed new company in the interets of the unrestricted commerce
f al? 7 a -ions* But if such an arrangement is adopted* thay
must stipulate that , in the event of the railway ever being
prolonged to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, it must be brought to Kuwait
u^der conditio* to be settled by agreement between Great Bri-
- air ad Turkey alone* and a clause to that effe ct must be
embodied in a convention dealing with these matters.
«> ) The respective Interests of Great Britain
and Turkey in the Region of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
*
His Majesty»s Government are willing to meet the wish ex-
-pressed in *he concluding paragraphs of the Turkish memorandum
".hat a precise definition may be reached as to the respective
I oyitr r r* +he two countries , commercially and politically,
ir the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; and they see no reason whuy a lasting set
-tiement of the questions involved should not be reached * His
Majesty's Government are in no sense opjosed to the legitimate
claims of 'he Turkish Government * The most southerly joint to
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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