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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [221r] (454/788)
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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tlie Syria-Iraq frontier to the Council of the
League should make it necessary equally to refer
the Trans-Jordan sector to that body. The two
^ frontiei o were nearly on a separate footing.
There was every reason to refer the Iraqi sector to
uliir u6ct 11 ^ } sine g ic iio,d. proved ent/irely iiii’DOssi'ble
to settle the matter I)}/ direct negotiation,, and the
League was closeiv concerned with irac_[ ? s frontiers
in view oi Iraqis impending application for admission
to League membership. As regards the Trans-Jordan
sector there was no reason why, if tne Convention
line coula be properly defined, a settlement should
not be reached by mutual agreement between His Majesty’s
Government and the French Government. The inter
pretation of the Convention line even on the Trans-
Jordan sector however was a matter of some difficulty.
At present we were arguing that when the Convention
spoke of "a line* 7 on the Iraq sector that line was
not necessarily a straight one, We were taking the
contrary point of view in regard to the Trans-Jordan
sector and saying that where the Convention spoke
merely of "a line** on that sector (e.g. between
Nasib and Imtan) a straight line was meant.. we
must be careful not to alter our arguments to
suit each case, and. the simplest course would, be
to have the Convention line defined by an impartial
bo ay.
ME. HALL, while agreeing chat it was desirable
that the Beirut formula should apply to tne Iraq
sector only, suggested that an attempt should be mau.e
to settle the Trans-Jordan frontier in direct negotiation
with the French without waiting until the League had
defined the 1920 Convention line. tne x-iench ^eiu,,
he said, a practical race and would probabj.y be pbe^crrod
to dispense with a definition, if persuaded that it
would be' to their advantage to proceed «iuhont ^nu.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 29r:29v, 31r:31v, 36r:36v, 47r:48v, 55r:56v, 59r:65v, 66v:70v, 76r:84v, 89r:95v, 98r:116v, 118r:185v, 187r:202v, 207r:259v, 264r:266v, 273r:293v, 299r:329v, 344r:378v, 381r:387v, back-i
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