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File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait' [‎169v] (343/674)

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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1820, and having as their objects the suppression
of piracy and the slave trade *, the regularity of
the succession to the throne; the protection of
the island against foreign aggression; and the
safety of the pearl industry, of which Bahrein is
the centre. In Muscat and the territories of the
Trucial Chiefs His Majesty’s Government have^
conferred similar benefits for many years ; and
their policy in each case has been inspired by the
importance of upholding the maritime peace, of
securing open markets to the commerce of all
countries, and of protecting the long-established
interests of British-Indian subjects.
His Majesty’s Government cannot acquiesce in
any arrangement which^by ill-considered con-
cessionsTJ might restrict or undermine the
authority which they have exercised uninter
ruptedly with such beneficent results £ they
conceive that any extension of Turkish jurisdic
tion along the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the
south of Ojeir would be prejudicial to those
results and unsupported by any legitimate claims
of Turkish sovereignty Jjand they have accordingly
resisted any attempts which have been made to
encroach upon these regions. They are therefore
of opinion that any lasting settlement between
the two Powers must provide for the definite
renunciation by the Ottoman Government of
Bahrein and adjacent islands and of th^/Peninsula
of El Katr/ where the Sheikh of Bahrein has
important rights; and they consider that such a
settlement,[If concluded, would sacrifice no well-
founded and substantial interest of the Ottoman
Empire, while it3would finally remove alpossiblej
source of local friction.
The Ottoman Government express a wish to
regularise the relations of Koweit towards the
Ottoman Empire, and His Majesty’s Government
will gladly contribute to such a solution, on the
understanding that (existing conditionsjare not to
be regarded as prejudiced by any proposals
which may now be put forward, should such
proposals prove abortive.
As the Ottoman Government are aware, His
Majesty’s Government have never admitted that
Koweit is under Turkish protection, and, inasmuch
as some divergence of opinion k was manifested
between the two Governments as to the position
theVe, a modus vivendi was reached in September
1901 by His Majesty’s Government consenting to
: give an assurance that, provided the Turkish
*1
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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.

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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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