"مذكرة تتعلق بالملاحة في نهري دجلة والفرات". [و‎‎١‎٠‎٢] (٢٨٤/٢٠٤)

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1886— (cont.) navigation, or to take any action with a view to
obtaining permission for a third steamer to run;
and later in the same year that, as far as Her
Majesty's Government were, aware, the company
had no rights binding upon the Turkish Govern
ment, and that any attempt to obtain increased
facilities would not be likely to meet with success.
In the latter part of this year it was reported
that a new canal (Dujailah Canal) was being cut
on the Tigris between Bagdad and Bussorah. As
it was anticipated that the canal, by drawing off
the waters of the Tigris, might prove detrimental
to the navigation of the river, rrpresentations
were made to the Ottoman Minister for Foreign
Affairs, who promised to submit the matter to
the serious consideration of his Government.
To Euphrates and
Tigris Steam
Navigation
Company,
November 24.
Consul-General
Tweedie
(Bagdad),
Nos. 11 and 12,
Commercial,
September 22 and
October 8.
Sir W. White,
No. 142.
Commercial,
October 28.
Sir W. White,
No. 158,
Commercial,
November 26.
1887.
Acting - Consul-
General Bowman-
(Bagdad),
No. 1, January 5,
1887.
1887. —Mr. Bowman reported that, inconse
quence of the famine at Bagdad, the Euphrates and
Tigris Steam Navigation Company had applied (on
the 25th November, 1886) for permission to run
their third steamer and to tow barges. The vali
had replied that he could not agree to the use of the
third steamer, but consented to the barges being
towed as a temporary concession, which would
expire on the 12th May, 1887. The Vali of
Bussorah refused, however, to agree to this. The
matter was referred to the Porte, who instructed
the Vali of Bussorah not to obstruct the com
pany any further.
Acting Consul- The " Khalifah," with a barge in tow, arrived
at Bagdad on the 23rd January.
Consul-General Colonel Tweedie reported that the vali had
(ikgdad) informed him the Porte considered the famine
No. 7, Commercial, at an end, and that in consequence the per
mission for the towing of the barges must cease.
Colonel Tweedie thought that, as the permission
had only been temporary, he could not object.
1888. —Fresh representations relative to the
Dujailah Canal were made to the Porte in April
and it was ascertained that measures were being
taken to fill it up.
1889. —There appears to have been no corre
spondence in this year.
1890. —The Belgian " Bulletin du Mus^e
commercial" for the 19th April contained a
notice of the proposed improvement of the
Euphrates to render navigation possible at all
seasons. The writer stated that it was understood
to be the intention of the Sultan to establish a
regular steam-ship service on the river, and
1888.
Sir W. White,
No. 49,
Commercial,
April 4, 1888.
1889.
1890.
" Board of Trade
Journal,"
May 1890,
p. 557-8.
Consul-General
Tweedie,
No. 11,
Commercial,
July 29.