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File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait' [111r] (226/674)
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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to aeeapt the heels of settlement proiosed by His
li&Jeuty'e Governaent in the following paragraph:-
t
"British tr&de relations with the Sheikha of Kowelt
have existed for upwards of two centuries txtf., infemaich
as tlie place has attracted merchants from all qu&rtsrs
by the equity of its rule and the freedom of its
trade, (1) His Majesty's Government could not consent
to any interference with the succession or with the
Internal administration, or any infringement of the
complete autonomy of the Sheikh, (il) On the other hand
they are prepared to recognise Turkish suzerainty over
Kowelt, and to recognise the Sheikh as a Turkish
Kaiaakun, (iil) provided in other respects the status
(|uo is guaranteed, (iv) and the validity of certain
agreements which the sheikh has concluded with the
British Govern*nt is recognised;. .(v) end provided
finally the rh&ikh is a&aitted to the full and undis
turbed enjoyment of any properties he may own or here
after purchase on Turkish territory. (vi? Kowuit would
thus fora a sort of uncluvu within, and forming part of
the Ottoman Empire, hut enjoying complete self-
government under Turkish suseruinty*.
His
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/10/59
- Title
- File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:305v, 307r:310v, 312r:334v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence