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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [58r] (128/788)
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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It is understood that when the frontier, in this second sector, follows a water
course or
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
, the thalweg is meant, and when the frontier fo lows a crest the
water parting is meant. me
, .tpjfip i ' l ( !'p er understood that whatever the actual line of the frontier
the inhabitants of Turrah shall continue to have access as heretofore to the wato
points m the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Meidan situated to the east of Jisr Meidan.
3. Sector to the east of Nasib and Jabir.
From the point above mentioned, between Nasib and Jabir, to the point
where it meets with the frontier between
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
and Iraq, in the neigh-
bourhood of Jebel Tenf, the frontier is defined as follows : —
M from the above-denned point on the railway, the frontier rejoins the
point of intersection ol the meridian of Semma with the line defined hereafter.
Between the meridian of Semma and the meridian of Tell Rumah it passes to
the north of a line running through the following points :
Semma, Umm-es-Surab, Shajara (a place approximately 2 kilom. south-west
of the solitary tree on the track from Umm-el-Jemal to Tissiye, Subhiya, Sabha
Umm-el-Kuttein, Deir-el-I\ahf (or Deir-el-Kaht) and Tell Rumah, these points
being situated m
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
.
The frontier shall be indicated by boundary marks placed 3,200 metres '
(say, 2 miles) to the north of and parallel to the lines which join the centres
of the places or localities mentioned above.
It is understood that if the village of Khirbet Awad or any part of that
village is found to lie to the south of the frontier line as marked out above,
the frontier shall be deflected around and to a point situated 60 metres to the
south of the last group of houses at present existing, rejoining the main line to
the east and to the west of the village by lines forming an angle of approximately
90 degrees at the point above mentioned (60 metres to the south of the village),
in such a manner as to include in the territory of the Jebel Druse all the
inhabited part of this village as well as the land situated within this salient
from the main line.
(b) From the point situated 3,200 metres north and on the meridian of the
highest point of Tell Rumah to the frontier of Iraq in the neighbourhood of
Jebel Tenf, the frontier shall run in a straight line in the direction of Abu Kemal
on the Euphrates, the geographical position of this village being calculated, for
the special purpose of establishing this line, by reckoning the central point of
the locality.
II .—Agreement on Frontier Relations and “ Bon-VoisinageF
An agreement on frontier relations and £t bon-voisinage,” of which the
essential points are indicated hereafter, and which shall enter into force at the
same time as the present agreement, shall lay down the reciprocal guarantees
of security in the interests of the two States and shall assure the safeguarding
of the rights of the inhabitants of the frontier zone.
III.— Mays.
The following maps, which have been utilised in the course of the negotia
tions, are annexed^) to the present agreement for the purposes of explanation :—
On the French side—
1. Feuille de Bosra, edition 1930 au 1/200,000.
2. Feuille du Yarmuk au 1/100,000.
On the British side—
1. Yarmuk Valley, scale 1/50,000; contours at 50-metre intervals.
2. Marked
bromide
An image photographically reproduced on to bromide-coated paper.
reproduction map of the area between J. Rumah
a Abu Kemal, scale 1/1,000,000.
3. Syria-Jaffa-Damascus, scale 1/250,000 corrected.
( 1 ) Not reproduced.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation'
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- 57r:58v, 71r:75v, 85r:88v, 96r:97v, 203r:206v, 260r:263v, 270r:272v, 330r:333v, 334r:343v
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