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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [71r] (154/788)
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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has been met without sacrificing any of the interests of Transiordan or His
Majesty s Government. J
J , received the most valuable co-operation throughout from
Mr Campbell, and desire once more to express my gratitude to Lord Tyrrell
and the Embassy statl tor the assistance which was so freely given me
^ I have, &c.
F. H. HUMPHRYS.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1 .
Lord Tyrrell to M. Briand.
E President, . . Paris, October 31, 1931.
™ , a( ^ ordance wlt h the mission entrusted to them respectively bv His
Majesty s Government m the United Kingdom and the Government of the French
Republic, the British High Commissioner in Iraq and the French High
Commissioner in Syria and the Lebanon have considered the means of settling
the question of the frontier between Iraq and Syria and between Transiordan and
Syria and the Jebel Druze. As a result of their researches, Sir Francis Humphrys
and M. Ponsot have in concert made certain recommendations which are known
to your Excellency.
2 . I have tlm honour to inform your Excellency that His Majesty’s
Government in the United Kingdom accept the recommendations of the two High
Commissioners and agree with the Government of the French Republic to adopt
the following procedure with a view to the final settlement of this question :—
The boundary 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 Syria and the Jebel Druze, as
defined in the protocol which forms Annex A to this note, will be referred to’ the
Council of the League of Nations for approval. When such approval has been
given, the boundary will be demarcated on the spot, in accordance with the
above-mentioned definition, by a commission such as is contemplated in article 2
of the Franco-British Convention of the 23rd December, 1920.
The settlement of the boundary between Iraq and Syria Avill be entrusted to
the Council of the League of Nations, in accordance with the terms of the draft
reference which forms Annex B to this note.
I have, &c.
TYRRELL.
Annex A.
Protocol relative to the Settlement of the Frontier between Syria and the Jebel
Braze on the one side and
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
on the other side.
I.—Definition of the Frontier.
1. Yarmuk Sector.
{a) From the point where the railway crosses the Yarmuk above El Hamme
as far as the point where the railway crosses the river above El M’Khebi, the
frontier follows the thalweg of the Yarmuk, it being understood that the section
of the railway situated between these two bridges, and lying to the east of the
Yarmuk, shall be accorded, in favour of Syria, the same exterritorial regime as
was provided for, in the case of the section of the railway already delimited as
far as the station of Semakh, by the Delimitation Agreement of the 3rd February,
1922 (which fixes the last point delimited).
(b) From the above-mentioned point above El M’Khebi up to the point where
the railway crosses the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Meidan in the direction of Mezerib for the last time,
the frontier runs on the
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
side of the railway at a distance fixed,
where these rivers flow on the south side of the railway, by the thalweg of the
Yarmuk and of its tributaries, the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Zeizun and the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Meidan, and
where the railway runs on the
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
side to the south of these rivers, by
the railway itself)
In the latter case the frontier shall be established to the south of the railway
and parallel to it in such a way as to leave to Syria, besides the railway itself, its
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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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- 57r:58v, 71r:75v, 85r:88v, 96r:97v, 203r:206v, 260r:263v, 270r:272v, 330r:333v, 334r:343v
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