Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- Preface
- Chronology
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Portents of conflict
- 2 The focus of hostility
- 3 The emergence of encirclement
- 4 Russia in political recession
- 5 The Algeciras factor
- 6 After Portsmouth and Algeciras
- 7 Imperial truce
- Appendices
- 1 British Proposals to Russia, January 1, 1904
- 2 Franco-Japanese Agreement, June 10, 1907
- 3 Russo-Japanese Agreement, July 30, 1907
- 4 Anglo-Russian Convention, August 31, 1907
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Anglo-Russian Convention, August 31, 1907
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- Preface
- Chronology
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Portents of conflict
- 2 The focus of hostility
- 3 The emergence of encirclement
- 4 Russia in political recession
- 5 The Algeciras factor
- 6 After Portsmouth and Algeciras
- 7 Imperial truce
- Appendices
- 1 British Proposals to Russia, January 1, 1904
- 2 Franco-Japanese Agreement, June 10, 1907
- 3 Russo-Japanese Agreement, July 30, 1907
- 4 Anglo-Russian Convention, August 31, 1907
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Convention
His majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, animated by the sincere desire to settle by mutual different questions concerning the interests of their States on the Continent of Asia, have determined to conclude Agreements destined to prevent all cause of misunderstanding between Great Britain and Russia in regard to the questions referred to, and have nominated for this purpose their respective Plenipotentiaries, to wit:
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, the Right Honourable Sir Arthur Nicolson, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias;
His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, the Master of the Court Alexander Isvolsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed on the following:
Agreement concerning Persia
His Britannic Majesty's Government and the Russian Government, having mutually engaged to respect the integrity and independence of Persia, and being animated by a sincere desire for the preservation of order throughout that country and for its peaceful development, as well as for the permanent establishment of equal advantages for the trade and industry of all other nations;
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- Transition to Global RivalryAlliance Diplomacy and the Quadruple Entente, 1895–1907, pp. 308 - 313Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995