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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [335r] (682/788)
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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Enclosure in No. 1.
The Final Report on the Demarcation of the Frontier between the
Great Lebanon and Syria on the one Side, and Palestine on the
other Side, from the Mediterranean Sea to El Hamme (in the
Lower Valley of the Yarmuk) in Pursuance of Articles 1 and 2 of
the Convention of Paris of December 23 , 1920 .
^ It is agreed between the undersigned, being the commission duly
constituted in accordance with article 2 of the said convention, that
the boundary between the Mediterranean and El Hamme shall be as
follows :—
The frontier leaves the Mediterranean Sea at the point called
Ras-el-Nakurah, and follows the crest of the spur to cairn 1, situated
50 metres north of the Palestinian police post of Ras-el-Nakurah.
Thence the frontier follows the same crest to cairn 2 at Khirbet
Danian.
Thence it follows the same crest to cairn 3 , which is an old point
of triangulation 400 metres south-west of Labuna village.
Thence it follows the same crest to cairn 4 , 1 kilom. east-south
east of the village of Labuna.
Thence, running southwards, it follows the thalweg of an
unnamed
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
to its confluence with the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Kutayeh; runs up the
thalweg of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Kutayeh east-north-east for 2 kilom.; thence runs up
the thalweg of a small tributary on the left of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Kutayeh,
coming from the east up to cairn 5 , which is situated at the south-east
limit of the cultivated lands of this valley. Thence it follows a
straight line to cairn 6, which is situated on the crest between the
Wadis Kutayeh and El Dalem. From cairn 6 it follows a straight
line of 700 metres in a south-south-east direction to cairn 7 , which is
situated at the confluence of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Halem with a small thalweg
running from the north; it continues up the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Dalem 1,300
metres in an east-north-east direction, then 400 metres in a northerly
direction, then 600 metres in a west-north-west direction and 1 kilom.
again in a north-north-east direction up to cairn 8, situated on the
road from Alma-el-Shaub to Yurdeth, and 2,500 metres east of the
village of Alma-el-Shaub.
Thence it follows the road passing a few metres to the north of
Yurdeth, and thence a few metres to the south of Birket-el-Rishe
to cairn 9 , situated 700 metres south-east of Khirbet Balat at the
junction of the road from Ramia to Terbikha with the road from
Ramia to Alma-el-Shaub.
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 10, situated at 600 metres
south-south-east of cairn 9 , thence along the crest between
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Terbikha to the south and the basin of Ramia to the north to cairn 11,
situated 1 kilom. south-east of the village of Ramia.
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 12, situated on the peak
700 metres west of the village of Aita-el-Shaub.
Thence it follows the crest in a generally southern direction to
cairn 13 oh Tel Rahib.
1610 1250 7/232F.O.P. [10180]
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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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