Skip to item: of 680
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

File 1356/1912 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople. (Mohammerah Boundary)' [‎232r] (472/680)

The record is made up of 1 volume (334 folios). It was created in 26 Aug 1912-4 Sep 1913. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government'
g- r Constantinople, February 25, 1913.
WITH reference to your despatch No. 43 of the 10th instant, on the subject of the
Turco-Persian frontier, I have the honour to transmit herewith copy of a despatch from
the acting British consul-general at Bagdad, enclosing a report and sketch map
prepared by Mr. Soane, which completes the map and details previously furnished by
him (see enclosure in my despatch No. 1060 of the 12th December last) respecting the
lines of possible cession of territory to Turkey in the Zohab district, agreed upon
between himself and M. Orlof.
Mr. Soane’s observations on proposition 2 of his former report would seem to make
it evident that the line marked in red in his second map as the boundary of the
Senjabi tribe’s winter quarters from the Elwend to Mendalli is also the line of frontier
as at present locally observed. This line, it will be remembered, forms part of the
line considered most advisable by Messrs. Soane and Orlof.
IN continuation of my despatch dated the 13th January, 1913, I now have the
honour to enclose a sketch map prepared by T ice-Consul li.. B. Soane in accordance
with the instructions contained in your Excellency’s telegram No. 65 to my address.
I have kept one rough tracing of this map as an office copy.
Perhaps if it is intended to have this map printed in London some spare copies
might be sent to me later on.
I enclose at the same time three copies of a note prepared by Vice-Consul E. B.
Soane to accompany his sketch map.
I have shown the map and the note to M. Orlof, Russian consul-general at
The present frontier accepted. —This follows the southern limits of Shemiran,
thence down the Sirwan to Bughaz and along the line marked. There are Turkish
towers and forts at frequent intervals from Darbandi Khan to Kani Biz ; those of
which I know I have marked with a small cross.
Note. —The line from Bughaz to Kani Biz has given the Persians even more than
they claim (see memorandum 9033, September 1907). This would, according to
them, have been from the junction of Kuretu and Sirwan Rivers, down the crest of
Aghdagh, to a point on the Holwan two or three miles south of Kasr-i-Shirin.
Kani Biz to Mandali. —From Kani Biz across the ridges of Baghcha to where the
red and blue lines touch the road there is only a very ill-defined line. The country is
[2836 c—1]
[A]
PERSIA.
[March 3.]
ONFEDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[9829]
Sir G. Lowther to Sir Edward Grey .—{Received March 3.)
(No. 158.)
I have, &c.
GERARD LOWTHER.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Captain Scott to Sir G. Lowther.
Your Excellency,
Bagdad, January 27, 1913.
Bagdad.
I have, &c.
NORMAN SCOTT, Captain I.M.S., Acting British
Resident in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and His Britannic
Majesty's Consul-General, Bagdad.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Note to accompany Sketch Map of the Frontier betiveen Shemiran and Mandali.
/

About this item

Content

The volume discusses the ongoing negotiations in Constantinople between the Ottoman, British and Russian Governments through 1912 and 1913 regarding the Turco-Persian Frontier. Also discussed is the decision in July 1913 to establish a delimitation commission to which Albert Charles Wratislaw and Arnold Talbot Wilson are appointed as representatives of the British Government.

Also discussed in the volume is the region of Kermanshah and in particular Qasr-i-Shirin [Qaşr-e Shīrīn], along with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's concerns over the rights accorded to them in their 1901 concession should some of that territory be ceded to Turkey.

Further discussion relates to the movements of Russian and Turkish troops near the frontier and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from certain places along the frontier.

This volume is part two of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (334 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1356 (Turco-Persian Frontier) consists of 2 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/266-267. The volumes are divided into 2 parts, with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 334; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in
English and French in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

File 1356/1912 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople. (Mohammerah Boundary)' [‎232r] (472/680), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/267, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100029736524.0x000049> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100029736524.0x000049">File 1356/1912 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople. (Mohammerah Boundary)' [&lrm;232r] (472/680)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100029736524.0x000049">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000a0/IOR_L_PS_10_267_0478.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000a0/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image