It was not until 1914 that an agreement was reached between France and Germany on Asiatic Turkey. For more than ten years, then, the Bagdad Railway was a stinging irritant in the relations between the Republic and the Empire. It aggravated an open wound which needed, not salt, but balm. We shall return later to consider its consequences. But in the meantime we must turn our attention to Great Britain, standing astride the Persian Gulf and blocking the way. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES [1] 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_. [2] Foreign correspondence of _The Globe_, July 28, 1899; _Commerce_ (London), August 2, 1899; articles quoted from the _Novoe Vremya_ in _The Globe_, August 10, 1899; _The Engineer_ (London), August 11, 1899; _The Observer_, August 13, 1899; R. Henry, “L’intérêt française en Asie occidentale—Le chemin de fer de Bagdad et l’alliance franco-russe,” in _Questions diplomatiques et coloniales_, Volume 15 (1903), pp. 673–688. [3] _Corps de droit ottoman_, Volume IV, pp. 64 _et seq._; Paul Imbert, “Le chemin de fer de Bagdad,” in _Revue des deux mondes_, 5 period, Volume 38 (1907), pp. 657–659. [4] Quoted by Georges Mazel, _Le chemin de fer de Bagdad_ (Montpelier, 1911), p. 324. It should be remembered that Russia at this time was experiencing the Industrial Revolution. _Cf._ James Mavor, _An Economic History of Russia_, Volume II (Toronto, 1914), Book VI. [5] _Annual Register_, 1902, p. 323; 1903, pp. 293–294. [6] _Memoirs of Count Witte_, edited and translated by A. Yarmolinsky (Garden City, 1921), pp. 75 _et seq._; G. Drage, _Russian Affairs_ (London, 1904), pp. 507 _et seq._; A. Sauzède, “Le développement des voies ferrées en Russie,” in _Questions diplomatiques et coloniales_, Volume 37 (1914), pp. 272–281; F. H. Skrine, _The Expansion of Russia_ (Cambridge, 1904), _passim_. [7] Bohler, _loc. cit._, pp. 294–295; Gervais-Courtellemont, “La question du chemin de fer de Bagdad,” in _Questions diplomatiques et coloniales_, Volume 23 (1907), pp. 499–507. [8] Baron S. A. Korff, _Russia’s Foreign Relations during the Last Half Century_ (New York, 1922), pp. 133–134.