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File 2977/1913 'Baghdad Railway: negotiations with Germany' [90r] (188/684)
The record is made up of 1 volume (337 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1908-25 Sep 1913. 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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no port can over oe made there. No ocean-aoing steaiaers
can ever get within 500 miles of Baghdad, and it is
ridiculous to speak of a port there. I think the Germans
have tacked Baghdad on to Basra and have offered us a
share in the "port" there so as to secure for themselves
a larger share in Busreh, which can really he made a
port for deep draft vessels if the Shat-al-Arah helow
Busreh is dredged and the her at the mouth removed.
Iviy conclusion as to Genian motives is home out hy
what Prince Lichnowsky says in his letter to 3ir Edrard
Grey dated 16th July. He says under section (d) -
”At first it was only contemplated to five British
capital a participation in the port of Basra, hut the
Bagdad Rail/my Company have been induced to grant the
sane participation for the port of Bagdad, this oeing
considered an important concession, &c., c,c.
and it is set up as a reason for reducing British
participation In the control of the Port of Basra from
50 per cant to 20 per cent of the /hole which might
mean l(?o of Busra? This is all humbug. As I have scud
there is nothing; to be done at Baghdad m .no . of
making a port and nothing is required, whereas Basra
will enormously increase in importance as time goes on.
and
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This volume contains diplomatic correspondence and agreements relating to the completion of sections of the Berlin to Baghdad Railway. In particular, the papers discuss the extension of the railway from Baghdad to Basra, and possibly its extension to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Shatt-al-Arab waterway. A significant portion of the papers relate to the financial arrangements governing the incorporation of the Imperial Baghdad Railway Company, which was also responsible for the governance of the railway and any possible extensions.
However, the majority of the papers express British concerns on German encroachment towards the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and by extension, towards British interests in South Asia. The papers reveal the British strategy of containing German influence by dictating the composition of the railway company's board.
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- 1 volume (337 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 337; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 259-337; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- File 2977/1913 'Baghdad Railway: negotiations with Germany'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:26v, 31r:41v, 45r:67v, 71r:115v, 122r:123v, 125r:142v, 145r:155v, 158r:159v, 162r:169v, 171r:195v, 197r:258v, 271r:297v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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