File 1808/1912 'Bagdad Railway. Navigation of the Tigris & Lynch's Agreement with the Company for the transport of railway material.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 1808/1912 'Bagdad Railway. Navigation of the Tigris & Lynch's Agreement with the Company for the transport of railway material.'
- Date:
- 1912/1913
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume concerns the navigation of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, and moves by The Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company (also referred to as Messrs Lynch) to negotiate an agreement with the Baghdad Railway Company for the transport of railway material up the rivers of Turkish Arabia.The principal correspondents are senior officials of the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Board of Trade; and the Secretary of The Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company.The papers cover: contracts and agreements; Russian concern over the proposed agreement; the formation of a joint company to operate river transport on the Euphrates and Tigris; the assertion by Britain of exceptional rights to navigation on the rivers of Mesopotamia; and papers concerning the general Baghdad Railway question.The French language content of the volume consists of contracts, agreements and conventions, with English translations.The volume contains conventions and agreements that are earlier than the man date range, dated 1903-11.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 255; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-254; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Railway construction
River navigation
Baghdad Railway - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000a4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000a4_en
IOR/L/PS/10/271
IOR/L/PS/10/271