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File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait' [‎54r] (112/674)

The record is made up of 1 volume (333 folios). It was created in 1911-1912. 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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had his Lordship hmn ii^fcr*ned that i *:
tm® in cmm^imncm o/ tfm inability of Hi 9 sty's
G&mrnmnt to &Muin a $CF*> participation f&r British
interests that th® pr&p&®a2& now he/oro the Ottoman
Oom^rmmnt mm mod® • Tfm reamna for the change in
thoir policy mi m record 0 md h& do 0 a not rmmhcr
to have mm any indication that an attempt had hem
nnst%ccoasJ),z21y made to obtain a 30"“* participation: on
the conimr^. , it u^ymarmi Sir F* (frey *9 despatches
m* 2M tirntmi Oik April mi to'Sir p. mrtis md ,%•
200 dated 20th Apr-1 1911 to Sir (7. lawhmm, that
Prance md Mu&sia at all s&ents would ojyter no serious
objection; while Sir 0« fmsbher's despatch No* 923 dated
12th Say 29.12 gam reasons why the Turkish sham might
reasonab2y be a small one* Osrmcsty therefore remained^
and if Pis lordship is correct in understand mg your
letter to mean that Osmany has been ^preached md
• suggest i<«'n Mi# cmtr$&, beside the
poini*
■With mfermee to the opinion of the Viceroy
yuvted in your ItiSer, I <m dimetml to cnelvm copy of
u Atrth&r which hoc bs&n received fron Hit
Kxcallmey on the, subject, <md in which fond Cmm con
curs. I m to add that both telegram* are of a private
nature, and to ae\ that they may not he ./aeted again in
official commicatione or included in any printed
collection of official paper*.
As regards El '"abr, I a* to say that the
proposal* of Hi* Majesty ** (h mmmmt for a settlement
ef the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .junctions were very carefully pre
pared after an inter-departmental conference, were part

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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper cuttings, maps and notes, relating to negotiations over the proposed Berlin to Baghdad Railway in the period 1911-1912.

The correspondence concerns three broad topics:

  • Anglo-Turkish negotiations
  • proposals of the Turkish Government
  • the status of Kuwait.

The discussion in the volume relates to the economic, commercial, political and military considerations impinging on British strategy for these international negotiations.

Further discussion surrounds the Draft Report of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence.

The principal correspondents in the volume include Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ,and John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley, Lord President of the Council.

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1 volume (333 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 2764 (Baghdad 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 335; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait' [‎54r] (112/674), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/59, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055625144.0x000071> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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