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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [‎9r] (22/788)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (386 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1921-27 Oct 1932. 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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Mandate for Syria and Lebanon.
list of documents placed before the COMMISSION..
1.
(League of Nations document C.528.M.315.1922.VI.)
Decisions of the Council of the League of Nations nf u ,,
relating to the application of the principles of ArtirW^ 2 /^’ I ^ 24, and March IIth > I 926,
with certain treaties and agreements between fboTTnf ovenant to Ir aq, together
mandate for Iraq. 8 betWeen ttle Umted Kingdom and Iraq, forming the
(League of Nations document C.216.M.77.1926.VI.)
Franco-British Convention, dated Decembpr oorj ^ ^ •
of the Mandates for Syria and Lebanon, LkLCnd Mesopotamk." 1106 ™ 118 theGrantin g
Joint notes of the British and French Governments, dated November nth and 10th to^>t
N asons ^ ^ 4UeStion before Coundl of the Leag^of
(League of Nations document C.843.1931.VI.)
Mmutes of the nineteenth meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the Council of the League of Nations
held on December gth, 1931, at which the question of the delimitation of the frontier between
Syria and Iraq was considered (Official Journal, 1931: No. 2963, pages 2372 to 2374).
NOte fr f o r nti 1 er t ^ne FrenCh G ° Vernment ' dated J anuar y 23rd, 1932, concerning the tracing of the
(League of Nations document C.106.VI [with map].)
Supplement to above document.
(League of Nations document C.514.1932.VI.)
Note from the British Government, dated January 30th, 1932, concerning the tracing of the
frontier line.
(League of Nations document C.182.1932.VI [with map].)
Supplement to above document, April nth, 1932.
Note from the British Government, dated February 27th, 1932, forwarding an additional memo
randum containing proposals for the revision of the frontier line.
(League of Nations document C.313.1932.VI [with six maps].)
Note from the French Government, dated February 29th, 1932, forwarding certain documents
concerning the tracing of the frontier line.
(League of Nations document C.317.1932.VI [with annex and nine maps].)
Statement by the High Commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and the Lebanon, dated
from Beirut, March 19th, 1932, and concerning the existing situation arising out of frontier
relations between Syria and Iraq.
Statistics of the trade of Syria and the Lebanon with Iraq, prepared by the Economic Affairs
Service of the High Commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and the Lebanon.
Statistics submitted by M. Ringrow, Deputy Collector of Customs, Mosul, relating to expot ts
from Iraq and from the Liva of Mosul to Syria; imports from Syria into Iraq and the Liva
of Mosul.
Extracts from the official Ottoman Year-Book of 1909 concerning the vilayets of Mosul and
Diarbekir, with list of chief towns of the various communes.
2 .
Notes submitted by the French and Syrian Assessors in the Course of the Commission s
Work.
Descriptive memorandum on the frontier between Syria and Iraq, drawn
missariat of the French Republic in Syria and the Lebanon,
part of the documents forwarded by the French Government with its note of February 29111,
I9 32, mentioned above. (League of Nations document C.317.1932.VL)
CrheCdocuments are kept in the archives ot the Secretariat of the League of Nations and are at the disposal
of the Members of the League.

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Papers regarding negotiations to amend the borders between French-mandated Syria, and British-mandated Iraq and Trans-Jordan. The papers discuss the boundaries established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Treaty of Sèvres, the British push for the inclusion of Amadiyah within the Iraq mandated territories, and the issue of tribal groups crossing border regions. The papers primarily consist of communications between the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the High Commissioner for Iraq, with occasional commentary from the 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. Political Department.

The file also contains copies of treaties, minutes and appendices from the Committee of Imperial Defence, Standing Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, and minutes and documents circulated by the Council of the League of Nations, including:

  • Memorandum by the High Commissioner for Iraq, stating objections to the frontiers established by the Treaty of Sèvres, including two maps, ff 375-380.
  • Minutes and appendices of the Foreign Office meeting of 13 July 1931, including copies of the Humphrys-Ponsot Draft for Combined Reference to the Council of the League of Nations, and a copy of the Agreement between HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. and the French Government respecting the Boundary Lines between Syria and Palestine from the Mediterranean to El Hammé, Treaty Series No. 13 (1923), ff 315-349.
  • Papers circulated at the Committee of Imperial Defence Sub-Committee meeting of 8 September 1931, including correspondence with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Beirut formula, ff 238-314.
  • Minutes of the Committee of Imperial Defence Sub-Committee meeting of 23 September 1931, including a sketch map of the Syria-Trans-Jordan frontier, and a report by the British Resident at Trans-Jordan, ff 141-209.
  • Second report by Sir Francis Humphrys on his negotiations in Paris regarding the Syrian frontier, and annexes comprising draft agreements, ff 67-75.
  • Excerpt minutes of the 65th Session of the Council of the League of Nations, 9 December 1931, including copies of the joint request for arbitration submitted by Britain and France, ff 48-66; plus minutes of the sessions on 31 October 1931, and 30 January 1932, ff 37-46.
  • Copy of the League of Nations Mandate, Report of the Commission entrusted by the Council with the Study of the Frontier between Syria and Iraq, Geneva, 10 September 1932 (Official reference: C. 578. M. 285. 1932. VI), ff 6-28, which includes four maps (IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (i), IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (ii), IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iii) and IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iv)).

The volume includes a divider giving a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 4).

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1 volume (386 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 388; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-385; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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