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‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻫﺪﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻖ ﻭﻪﻴﻔﻴﻛ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻣﻬﺎ ﻛﻤﺼﺎﺩﺭ ﻟﻠﺒﺤﺚ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺨﻲ‬

‫ﺗﺎﺑﻊﺍﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﻮﻠﺠﻧ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺑﺼﺪﺩ ﺭﺩﻳﻻﺕ ﺍﺞﻴﻠﺨﻟ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻰ‬

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)"‫( ﻋﻮﺩ‬

108, A٢GLO٠OTTO1AN DRAFT COENTION ON THE

ERs٨Lx65 ٨REA

29 July 1913

[Translated from the French te٢t in G. P. Gocoh and H. Temperley, Britis Docu٠
ments on the Origins o٤e‫ ﺇ‬٧ar, vol. 1o(ii), pp. 19094]

‫ ﺗﻻ‬late ٦‫ ﻭ‬١9-١3١١ Ge٢٥any ad the Otoaan ment bad obigated itself to do. When England

Enpire ‫ﻭ‬t‫ ﻷﺍ‬had t٥ owe٢٤٥١e Britis obstruc­ agreed at t‫ﺍ‬to‫ ﺪﺋ‬٥e٥k ٥ settlement, tbe decision

tive diplomay before they ould proede wiht w‫ﺕ‬a taken to neg٥tiate tbree bilateral-٩ngl٥٠

١٥e ١‫ﻥ‬٤١٦ecutionof tbe Baghdad railroad Ottoman, Anglo-Ger٨٦n and Ottoman-Gernan

cbeae. ٠٢e٢‫ ﺩﻻ‬ony got ٤w٥ objects a5 ٢٤٠ -agreem٤٨t٥ tbat w٤٢e to be atiulated t٥

‫ﺓ‬dr‫ ﺕ‬t٥e Bahdad Railwway," eplained For٠ one a٦٥ther, A٤٤e m٥٤e than tw٥ yea٢5 of

im Secretayr Sir Ed٧ward Grey to the Biti diploaatie ercbanges, ٥era‫ ﻝ‬instruments

Cooittee f‫ ﻥ‬lmperi‫ﺫ‬l Defense on 26 fay (te٦st in Coocb and Tempe٢ley, ٠‫ﻡ‬٥cit, vol.

٦9١١٠٥٨" e ‫ ﺫ‬to ٤٥٧٢e that wen that w‫ﺓ‬ayi‫ ﻝ‬10ii), pp, 183-98) (orming patr ٥f a pr٥posed

‫ ﻓﺄ‬٥ade‫ﻭ‬Biltai h htradse t٥be ٨at a‫ﻥ‬dda. comprebeni٧e An‫ﻉ‬lo٠Ottoman ettlement ٧e٢e

٧a٨tage" ٥nd t٥e ٥tber "٤٥at te situation ‫ ﻣﺎ‬sined on 29 ]uly 19١3, among them the draft

ePebsian‫ﻥ‬G‫ ﺃﺇﺍ‬٠٠٠ should ٨٥٤ be aitered in convention ٢produeed be‫ﻢﺑ‬٥T.he draft c٥n٠

a ٦w5y ٧wbieh ‫ﻡ‬w‫ﻥ‬٥ld damage our ٠٠٠strategial ٢e٦tiondesigned to proteet the British poi­

poiiion" (Gooeh and Temperley, ٥٠ it٧٥ ,l٠ti,on and to satis‫ﺃ‬y Otto,nan claims in the Per٠

5, pp. ٠(٦i٥٤te٥a٦ll could aford to tarry, sian Gulf a٢٤٥-as ٨well a٥ the re٥niaing

f٥٣ t٨h٠ S‫ﻥ‬blime P٥٤e ٧w‫ﺫ‬٥ dependent on Brit. instrumen‫ﺍ‬s we٢٤٨e٢٤٢ rati6ed, ٤. ٠ Chap­

‫ ﻃﺌﺄ‬٥nen٤ ١٥ ie the tarit rates, the only‫ ﺓ‬man, G٠٥٤ B٦itai٦ a٨d ١٨e Bagdad Raliuay,

‫ﻗ‬٤‫ﺎ‬y‫ﺍ‬s٠our٤ of iunds wi٨ w«ic٥ht e‫ﻕ‬idicbus‫ ﺩ‬haps. 4‫] ;ﻭ‬. B. ٧٥lf, Diplomatei Hi٧tory ٥]

teb ٥nce‫ﻭ‬ionaire5, ‫ﻭ‬a the Otoman g٥٧em٠ tAe Badad Rauway, chaps., 6٦; E. M. ٤arle,