Note 1 — Chapter VII · RUSSIA RESISTS AND FRANCE IS UNCERTAIN
Reading edition
Regarding Russian railways in the Near East cf. the article “Russia—Railways,” in the Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, Volume 23, p. 891. The trans-Persian railway from Resht, a Persian port on the Caspian, to Teheran was completed in September, 1899. Cf. “Russia’s Tightening Grip on Persia,” in The Globe (London), August 24, 1899; also “Russian Railways in Asia,” The Financial News (London), August 14, 1899. The Bagdad Railway frequently was referred to in the French and Russian press as the Petit Transasiatique.