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File 2764/1904 Pt 5 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; concessions proposed in respect of Kowait; negotations with Hakki Pasha in London; Anglo-Turkish agreement.' [‎82v] (173/536)

The record is made up of 1 volume (254 folios). It was created in 1912-1914. 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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Agreement of January 23, 1899, with Sheikh of Koweit.
(Translation.)
Praise be to God alone ( lit . in the name of God Almighty) (“ Bissim Illah Ta’alah Shanuho ”).
THE object of writing this lawful and honourable bond is, that it is hereby
covenanted and agreed between Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, I.S.C.,
Her Britannic Majesty’s 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. , on behalf of the British Government, on
the one paft, and Sheikh Mubarak-bin-Sheikh Subah, Sheikh of Koweit, on the other
part; that the said Sheikh Mubarak-bin-Sheikh Subah, of his own free will and desire,
does hereby pledge and bind himself, his heirs and successors, not to receive the agent or
representative of any Power or Government at Koweit, or at any other place within
the limits of his territory, without the previous sanction of the British Government;
and he further binds himself, his heirs and successors, not to cede, sell, lease, mortgage,
or give for occupation or for any other purpose, any portion of his territory to the
Government or subjects of any other Power without the previous consent of Her
Majesty’s Government for these purposes. This engagement also to extend to any
portion of the territor} T of the said Sheikh Mubarak which may now be in possession of
the subjects of any other Government.
In token of the conclusion of this lawful and honourable bond, Lieutenant-Colonel
Malcolm John Meade, I.S.C., Her Britannic Majesty’s 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, and Sheikh Mubarak-bin-Sheikh Subah, the former on behalf of the British
Government, and the latter on behalf of himself, his heirs and successors, do each, in
the presence of witnesses, affix their signatures, on this the 10th day of Ramazan, 1316,
corresponding with the 23rd day of January, 1899.
(L.S.) M. J. MEADE,
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. .
(L.S.) MUB AR AK-EL- SUBAH.
Witnesses:
(L.S.)
(L.S.)
(L.S.)
E. Wickham Hore, Captain, I.M.S.
J. Calcott Gaskin.
Muhammad Rahim-bin-Abdul Nebi Saffer.
Annexe II.
Agreement by Sheikh Mubarek-bin-Subah, Chief of Koweit.
(Translation.)
I AGREE to absolutely prohibit the importation of arms into Koweit or
exportation therefrom, and to enforce this I have issued a notification and proclamation
to all concerned.
Dated this 24th day of Moharrum, 1318 (24th day of May, 1900).
. (Seal of Sheikh Mubarek-el-Subah.)

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper cuttings, maps and notes, relating to a negotiations over the proposed Berlin to Baghdad Railway in the period 1912-1914.

The discussion in the volume relates to the economic, commercial, political and military considerations impinging on British strategy for the international negotiations over the development of a railway to Baghdad and an extension to Basra. In particular the correspondence focuses on:

The principal correspondents in the volume are the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary to the Board of Trade (Louis Mallet); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Simla (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon); 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox).

Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (254 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

The subject 2764 (Bagdad Railway) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/56-60. The volumes are divided into five parts with each part comprising one volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; 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.

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File 2764/1904 Pt 5 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; concessions proposed in respect of Kowait; negotations with Hakki Pasha in London; Anglo-Turkish agreement.' [‎82v] (173/536), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/60, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048418270.0x0000ae> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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