A printed memorandum written by Frederick Currie, Vice-President of the Council of India, 24 July 1868. The document gives the author's concise opinion on four matters: 1. Maintaining the arrangement made by Lord Canning's Government, or through its intercession, regarding the payment of a subsi...
Sheikh Said. Memorandum in Continuation of Departmental Memorandum of 7th March 1893. (With Sketch Map.)
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A memorandum written by Edmund Neel, Political and Secret Department, India Office, in continuation of a previous memorandum [IOR/L/PS/18/B60], in which the Resident at Aden is urged to ascertain the present situation at Sheikh Said [Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd] following fears that the French Government ...
Addendum to Memorandum on Sheikh Said, Dated 9 April 1897.
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An addendum, which reproduces a report written by Commander Alfred Paget, RN, on 11 September 1894, describing the Turkish position of Bab-el-Mandeb opposite to Perim Island, and giving a summary of relevant historical events from 1868. The addendum also provides the opinion of Lewis Anthony Beau...
The Shat-Al-'Arab. Traced from the Admiralty Chart.
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A map showing the region around the mouth of the Shat-Al-Arab river and its course as far as Basrah, indicating the location of the Turkish-built fort at Fao. The map also indicates hydrology, vegetation, settlements and water depths with soundings. Published by the Intelligence Division, War O...
No. 1. Anglo-Turkish Agreement. Collection of documents signed on July 29, 1913.
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The item consists of a collection of documents signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim Hakki Pasha) on 29 July 1913. It contains the following: a convention concerning the establishment of a commission to improve the con...
No. 1. Convention concernant les Chemins de fer en Turquie d'Asie.
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This item consists of an agreement drawn up by the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim Hakki Pasha) and A P (on behalf of the King), to avoid future disputes regarding the transportation of goods by railway in Asiatic Turkey. The main body of the document is in French.
No. 1. Concession pour la Navigation sur le Tigre et l'Euphrate.
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The item consists of a concession for navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which sets out terms and conditions. It was signed by the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim Hakki Pasha) and Baron Inchcape (James Lyle Mackay) – on behalf of the Secretary of State for India, on 12 Dece...
The item consists of a declaration concerning the Turco-Persian boundary, and how the boundary line should be fixed. It was signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim Hakki Pasha) on 29 July 1913. The main body of the docum...
