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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.' [107r] (224/536)
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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Article 2.
Equal expedition shall in all cases be afforded on the said railways to consignments
of traffic of the same description and quantity.
Article 3.
All reasonable facilities shall be provided by the said railways for the interchange
of traffic ; and each railway shall afford all due and reasonable facilities and accommoda
tion for exchanging, receiving, forwarding, and delivering such traffic without any
unreasonable delay.
Article 4.
No special rates or facilities shall be accorded by any of the said railways in respect
of any goods carried from or to any of the ports of Asiatic Turkey which shall not be
accorded equally to all goods of a like character and carried in similar quantities on the
same route, irrespective of the nationality or ownership of the vessels by which they are
conveyed, or to be conveyed, to or from such ports ; and no special arrangement in respect
of rates or facilities lor traffic shall be made by any of the said railways with any
shipping undertaking trading to or from any port of Asiatic Turkey which shall not
equally, and under like conditions, extend to all other shipping undertakings so
trading.
Article 5.
Any complaints which may be brought to the notice of the Imperial Ottoman
Government by His Britannic Majesty’s Government, in respect of the treatment of
traffic of any kind under the provisions of the foregoing articles, shall immediately be
communicated by the Imperial Ottoman Government to the railway administration or
administrations concerned, and, unless settled to the satisfaction of the two Governments
within three months, be forthwith referred to the International Court of Arbitration at
The Hague, which shall have power to determine the matter finally and to award
damages. Any determination or award of the International Court of Arbitration shall
be immediately enforced by the Imperial Ottoman Government, and any damages
awarded shall be paid by the Imperial Ottoman Government to His Britannic Majesty s
Government to be dealt with at their discretion.
Article 6.
Anv difference as to the interpretation or carrying out of this convention shall,
unless settled to the satisfaction of the two Governments within three months, be
referred for determination to the International Court of Arbitration at The ague.
Annex 3.
Draft Convention for the Establishment of a Shatt-el-Arab Navigation Commission.
THE Government of His Britannic Majesty and the Government of .His Imperial
Maiesty the Sultan of Turkey, being desirous on account of the magnitude of their
interests in the trade on the Shatt-el-Arab to improve the navigation of that river,
and to diminish the risks to which commerce thereon is exposed, have agreed as
follows :—
1. The navigation of the Shatt-el-Arab shall remain open to the ships of all
^ 2. The Imperial Ottoman Government will establish a Commission in which shall
be vested the control of the Shatt-el-Arab from Kurna to the sea. • xj i--u
3. The Commission shall consist of two members only, to be appointed by fhe
Imperial Ottoman Government. One of these two members shall be of Britis
nationality, and shall be selected from candidates suggested by the Government of His
Britannic Majesty. p
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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:
- Anglo-Turkish negotiations;
- concessions proposed in respect of Kuwait;
- negotiations with Hakki Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in London;
- the Anglo-Turkish convention and declaration signed by Sir Edward Grey and Hakki Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , 15th December, 1913.
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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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.'
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- 5r:8v, 23r:24v, 32r:37v, 39v, 43r:46v, 69r:72v, 73v:76v, 79r:86v, 88v:89v, 106v:107v, 109r:110v, 146v:149v, 160r:161v, 164v:165v, 213r:214v
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