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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [‎9v] (23/788)

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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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, th „ tracin „ of the frontier in the district south of the
Suggestions by the French assessor as to the traci g
Jebel Tenf. . . J ,, ,
Suggestions by the French and Syrian assessors as to the tracing of the frontier
of the Euphrates valley.
Map showing the French andBr.tish proposals for the frontierline in the region of the Euphrates.
Note on the Jebel Tenf frontier at the Leachman boundary stone.
Replies of the assessors (April rath, x 932 ) to questions ashed on April xoth in regard to the Albu
Kemal district.
Assessors’ suggestions for the tracing of the Jebel Baghuz at the Buara salt fields.
Continuation of assessors’ note dated April lath, with additional information on Heri.
Note forwarding two telegrams from the ^w^Presldent of the Commission,
the Lebanon concerning the appointment and arrival ol tne new rres
Information as to the salt fields.
Assessors’ suggestions for the frontier line between the Euphrates, the Buara salt fields and north
of the latter to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ajij.
Assessors’ suggestions for the tracing of the frontier from the confluence of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ajij and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hauissa to the Tigris.
Supplementary note to the suggestions in the preceding note concerning the frontier in the Smjar
region.
Military observations (with map), in continuation of the previous note.
Note concerning the inhabitants of Khatuniya and El Hoi.
Note on the tribes which can be regarded as belonging to the Yezidi population, and on their
distribution in and outside of the Jebel Sinjar.
Note regarding the religious hierarchy of the Yezidis and its influence on tribal political life, and
the relations between the Yezidis and the representatives of other religions.
Note on commercial relations between Hassechel traders and the population of the Jebel Sinjar.
Joint proposals of the assessors of the two parties as to the programme of work in the Senum
camp.
Reply to the questions asked at the meeting of May 3rd, 1932, as to the relations between the Yezidis
and the Tays.
Note on the Kabur basin.
Note forwarding a map of the Ottoman Empire with administrative boundaries.
Note forwarding a photograph of Rumelan Keui (the photograph was returned to the assessors
at their request, as it was the only copy in existence).
Note on the tracing of the frontier between the Sinjar and the Tigris.
Note forwarding six 1: 200,000 maps of Buara and Deir-ez-Zor.
Note on Rumelan Keui.
Note on the Lake Khatuniya basin as defined by the British and Iraqi assessors.
Note on the watershed between the basin of the Kabur and the neighbouring basins.
Note on the reconnaissance of May 16th south of Qara Chok Dagh and south of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Suaidyia.
Note forwarding that of Captain Delienne on the geodesic point of Imtan.
Note forwarding tables showing trade between Syria and Iraq.
Note forwarding the administrative map of the States of the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. under French mandate,
together with a map showing gendarmerie posts along the eastern boundary.
Note mentioning certain works concerning the Bedouins.

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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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