Note 16 — Chapter VIII · GREAT BRITAIN BLOCKS THE WAY
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It will be recalled that the Hamburg-American Line established a Persian Gulf service in 1906. Supra, pp. 108–109. Regarding the activities of British shipping and commercial interests in opposing the Bagdad Railway see Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 2950 (1902), pp. 25 et seq., No. 3140 (1904), pp. 24 et seq.; The Times, April 24, 1903.