مجموعة ١٥/١٧(٢) "العلاقات مع بلاد فارس: الحدود الفارسية-العراقية؛ مطالبة بلاد فارس بشط العرب" [ظ‎‎٢‎٠] (١٠١٠/٥١)

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( 2 )
M A Permanent Frontier Commission of High Degree shall be constituted
the Permanent Commission will be as toliows .
If the Frontier Commissioners of the two sides, in the course of the
execution of their duties, find that they cannot agree as to the precise
position of the boundary as laid down m the relevant treaties and
agreements between the two Governments, the Peimanent Commission
accompanied by the necessary survey experts shall on the demand of
either party, proceed to the spot, indicate the true line to the Frontier
Commissioners and, if necessary, erect supplementary marks to prevent
renewed misunderstanding. . r .
In the event of a dispute regarding the use of the waters of any streams
that themselves form the boundary or cross the boundary trom one
country into the other the commission shall, on the demand of either
party “ proceed to the spot accompanied by the necessary technical
experts and, unless there already exist an arrangement between the
two sides, shall enquire into the ancient customary division of the
water and, on the basis thereof, fix the proportions in which the
inhabitants of the two sides shall enjoy the use of the water; they
shall also define the manner in which their decision shall be executed.
If the commissioners are unable to agree regarding the settle
ment of any case submitted to them they shall choose a neutral arbi
trator to decide the matter; if they cannot agree on the neutral
arbitrator, the President of the Council of the League of Nations
shall, if one of the two Governments wish, be invited to appoint him.
The commission may deal with any other matter submitted to it by
agreement between the two Governments.
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[Appendix D not printed."]
Appendix E.
(Secret.)
Persian Boundary : Memorandum No. 5.
Customs Control on the Shatt-el-Arab.
(A)— Present Position.
This subject may be most conveniently considered under three heads :—
(a) The legime applied to all craft, other than ocean-going steamers, entering
or leaving the Shatt-el-Arab.
{b) ^^PP^ e( ^ ocean-going steamers, entering or leaving the
{c) The prevention of smuggling from bank to bank.
reached anHKnrT ^ une 1924 an informal departmental arrangement was
Basra anf tb. niV an f ex n chan S e letters between the Collector of Customs,
arraugemen^was^nnln 1 A C ?u t0 n S ’ M, ? hamm erah (copies attachedf)). The
8th Julv 1924 & Nn i .y .^e Council of Ministers at their meeting of the
otn uuiy, i\o oihcial intimation of thp acrrAomonf .-.r 4 -v. td •
ment was received and on one occas on in u^f^T T of , th ,® f er sian Govern-
Nevertheless, the two departments ^ demed a l mowled g e of f 1 '
procedure then laid down P But from TnndiQoo 01 ^ c” accorda “ ce wlth the
S ^cetSTand preXa^^^riomt v^ite°provWed for in
Otherwise, the procedure has continued d IXmatioi
f 1 ) Not printed.