| ID | 129677 |
| Title Proper | Diplomatists, not men of business |
| Other Title Information | the Constantinople quays company in Edwardian economic diplomacy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hamilton, Keith |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the aftermath of the Great War, British diplomats were criticised for their earlier failure to pay due attention to international economic developments. However, as this essay reveals, in an effort to contain Germany's peaceful penetration of Ottoman Turkey after May 1906, Britain's foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, was ready to commit his department's Secret Service money to the joint Anglo-French purchase of the Constantinople Quays Company. The venture proved less than profitable, and it was not, as some diplomats hoped, the precursor of a successful "industrial entente" between Britain and France in the Near East. Indeed, if anything, it highlighted the difficulties faced by diplomats in seeking to reconcile the interests of business and state in the conduct of foreign policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol.25, No.1; March 2014: p.41-60 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol.25, No.1; March 2014: p.41-60 |
| Key Words | Edwardian Economic Diplomacy - EED ; Economic Diplomacy ; Constantinople Quays Company - CQC ; Economic Policy ; Foreign Policy ; Anglo-French Purchase ; Ottoman Turkey ; Turkey ; Ottoman State ; Ottoman Empire ; International Economic Developments - IED ; Economic Developments ; International Developments ; Germany ; France ; United States - US ; International Economics |