Anglo russian entente

Anglo-Russian: 1907. Agreement concerning Persia.




OPENING STATEMENT:


The document outlines the terms of the Entente as agreed by both Great Britain and Russia in on the 31st August 1907.
This agreement took place, as it was designed to check German influence in the Middle East and to end Anglo-Russian mistrust. It also provided for the division of Persia into spheres of influence; that Tibet be maintained as a buffer state under a degree of Chinese control; that Afghanistan be recognised as of special British interest; and that Russia could control the Bosphorus and the Dardanelle’s subject to other powers’ agreement.
MAIN ARGUMENT:
The document outlines the main agreements to the Entente, concerning the “Spheres of influence” in the Middle East. The Entente divided Iran into three zones, as outlined in the agreement.
Russia took the Northern part, bounded on one side by her own border and the Caspian sea and on the other by an arbitrary line starting f...