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File 1356/1912 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople. (Mohammerah Boundary)' [‎319r] (646/680)

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. .

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Persians and as those who went there recently and cultivated the soil were Ottoman
su jec s, e overnmen portion of the produce and the other taxes which they had
een m le la i o pacing in the places to which they were subject until the date of
en* rans er, oug si to have been paid to the Imperial Government. Yet it is
proved that Ibrahim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who lived in Zohab, had them stopped from doing so by
he Persian Government; that Ibrahim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. took from them, as barley and wheat
taxes, and representing the Government portion of the produce, 100 Khanikin
Gaghans m all, viz., 60 Daghans in 1260 a.h (1846), and 40 in 1267 a.h. (1853) ;
and t at m 1268 a.h. (1854) Essad Khan, ruler of the sanjak of Zohab, persecuted
the people by making an extraordinary levy of 2,000 krans, i.e., 10,000 piastres. This
lact would anect the present status of the locality in question, and if not dealt with,
might lead to objections. The fact was accordingly notified, with other points, to his
Exce lencyNamik Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , late Vali of Bagdad and field-marshal of the Imperial Army
. yorps in Irak and the Hedjaz, and now field-marshal at the Imperial arsenal. To
nave had recourse to documentary details at that time would have affected the status
of both sides, and moreover at that moment I was informed by Imperial irade that the
delimitation had been suspended. Namik Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was also informed in this sense, and
he replied that the discussion of the point in question would be contrary to the clause
suspending him from his duties, and he approved that it should be left as it was on
condition that it should be the chief point to be discussed at some future time. And so
the matter wms postponed.
Chapter XXXYIII.
The disadvantages to be expected it the Tak Kira and Kala Zinjir roads in the
sanjak of Zohab and the Aivan road in Mendeh were left on the other side have already
been mentioned. The advantages which w r ould result from their remaining on the
Turkish side are the following :—
1. The Tak Kira road is a great thoroughfare for soldiers, tribesmen, visitors and
merchants coming from the Paris and Irak parts of Persia to the Arab country, i.e., to
the vilayet of Bagdad, and if quarantine were established at some place on that road
and the Persians did quarantine before reaching this side, the benefit from a sanitary
point of view would be great. Moreover, it would be of great help in avoiding the loss
of customs dues.
2. It would provide a means of keeping some control over the tribes who are
compelled to winter on this side, and not only would the disputes and quarrels with
Ottoman subjects be avoided, but also there would be some possibility of not losing
the wintering dues which should be levied on them. Also the troubles caused by these
tribes would be avoided.
3. If war with Persia became necessary and troops had to be sent from Bagdad
into Persian territory, the passage could be effected with ease; while if this scheme were
not carried out, and it were desired to attack by the Erzeroum defile and to act on the
defence in Irak, the latter could be held with a small force and the war could be
embarked upon from this side as desired. And if the Aivan road in Mendeli and the
points in the neighbourhood through which the frontier would pass were also in our
possession and defended by a small force, it would be a key to the situation. Ottoman
territory would then be safe from foreign interference from those parts, and Ottoman
subjects would be left in peace.
Note. —Certain points relating to the importance of our obtaining the Tak Kira
road referred to in this chapter, and certain other places in its neighbourhood were set
forth in detaii in the draft (?) I presented on Bebi-ul-Akhir 30th, 1268 a.h. (1854) ; and
as that report can be referred to if need arises, I have not entered into details
again her e.
Chapter XXXIX.
Rumour says that the frontier, after reaching the bank of the River Sirvan, opposite
the Kutieh Hill, as explained in Chapter XXXI, runs from there to the Kutieti Hill,
but if one goes by the sentence in the treaty of Sultan Murad IV, which says : “The
parts of the mountains on the other side of Zalim Castle, near Shehr-i-Zor, which look
towards the castle, have been conquered by us,” the frontier must run from the said
hill over the Shindirva, Guzindar, and Shelvarder mountains, and thence pass through
the Kemajar, Dalani, Milleh Khord, and Daleh Miz localities in the Averaman range,
for these are the parts of the mountains situated on the other side of Zalim Castle
which look towards that castle. If, however, the original frontier be regarded as

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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.

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1 volume (334 folios)
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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.

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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.

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