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'Report and Proceedings of a Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Baghdad Railway, Southern Persia, and the Persian Gulf' [‎19v] (43/332)

The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in Feb 1909. 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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* Appendix 2.
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First Meeting, 2nd March, 1908.
W^-T L rf; GE ?r^ I 1 sho , nld sa ^ it would be a good claim, and if we put it
t ward I should not think the German Government would dare to protest against it.
it is good enough for that.
rvoitf IK t E GRET , : The y would have to raise the point that the Sheikh was not in a
position to give a lease, and they would not raise that unless they meant to he very
disagreeable, m which case, of course, they might raise anything. 7
, ihi ont ^ IoKI ; EY: Tlw next is Mohammerah, and the Memorandum (p. 161)® says
St, 1 M * ls M 0 om mittee decided “ that it is important to secure the good offices of
ao-ninst tho Mohammerah, and the possibility of supporting him in certain cases
of. n,r V hhah should not be excluded, but we must be the judges of the merits
or any dispute which may arise.
Sir E. Grey : What Treaty have we got with the Sheikh ?
Sir G Hardinge : Nothin*?
o*
General Nicholson : Has Germany done anything?
iderahthifpfVt w onckhaus the German commercial man, has just leased a con-
difficulties in the fulure 6 Mohammerah ’ wJlich als ° P^ts the possibility of
General Nicholson : A good deal of trade comes down there, I think.
Sir 0. Hardinge : A certain amount.
. ^ )RLEY : Just belore the passage I have read, the Memorandum- says: “His
Governn ? ent undertook to protect Mohammerah against naval attack by a
the Slinh Gnd r f l ll 1( er i a p y -? r L te ?’- aild als ° aS loi ^ as ^e Sheikh remained faithful to
wLn uis ^hat ? l0Wed BntlS 1 advice ’ t0 continue to give him good offices and support/’
decided^ ^ Hardinge . I see a little later on what the Imperial Defence Committee
Mr. Morley : Yes, I read that.
Sir C. Hardinge : That is merely against the Shah.
Sir E. Grey : But apparently we have got some sort of agreement with him We
give Him an undertaking to protect him against foreign Powers.
t tvi CA T IN T heie is the possibility of the rail-head for the railway coming
to Nhor Musa which I presume is to a certain extent within his jurisdiction. It is a
very good anchorage. It is quite possible to use that.
Mr. Morley : But, of course as much depends upon the land approaches as upon
the anchorage if the line is to be brought down there.
Captain Slade : Of course it does.
Me - Morley : That is what one wants to know something about. I would suggest
that some of your young men might explore that point a little.
Sir C. Hardinge : Certainly.
95 Mr. Morley: We might approach the question of Persia to-day if the
ommittee is not tired Persia here, of course, means railways. But perhaps I am
Sy“hing°about ?' ° f ^ Gulf ’ what are the P laces we Eeed
Sl f R - f ; ITCHIE : There is Kishm. It might be as well to finish up the coast
before the railway question. F
Sir E. Grey : The question of the subsidies, I think, we should take before the
railway question, because it is more open.

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Content

The volume contains the following minutes and proceedings:

  • First Meeting, 2 March 1908. Evidence of Sir Richmond Thackeray Willoughby Ritchie.
  • Second Meeting, 6 March 1908. Evidence of Sir J Mackay.
  • Third Meeting, 11 March 1908. Evidence of Mr Frank Clark Strick and Mr E Lloyd.
  • Fourth Meeting, 17 March 1908. Evidence of Sir Louis William Dane.
  • Fifth Meeting, 19 March 1908. Evidence of Mr P Thomas and Mr G Lloyd.
  • Sixth Meeting, 25 March 1908. Evidence of Mr Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch, and Major J A Douglas.
  • Seventh Meeting, 30 March 1908. Evidence of Sir William Lee-Warner, and Colonel Charles Edward Yate.
  • Digest of Evidence in Order of Witnesses.
  • Digest of Evidence by Subjects.

Appendices:

Maps:

  • Folio 76. Sketch to illustrate positions of Flagstaffs at Elphinstone Inlet and Sheep Island (Musandim Peninsula).
  • Folio 87. Sketches of Approaches to Kuweit Harbour and Shatt Al Arab, compiled from various authorities.
  • Folio 118v. Map of Mohammerah and district prepared in 1850. Shows the proposed Turkish, Persian and mediating Commissioners' lines.
  • Folio 152. Sketch Maps to Shew Railways in Asia Minor.
  • Folio 153. Map showing the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and adjacent countries.
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1 volume (162 folios)
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A table of contents can be found at folio 4. An index to the minutes of evidence and appendices can be found at folios 154-162.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 164; 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. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence (xi, 297pp, 5 maps).

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