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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [‎336r] (684/788)

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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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Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 34 , situated in the valley
of Hnnin, and 1 kilom. north-north-west of the village of Hunin
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 35 , situated on the water
shed between the Litam and the Huleh and 1,300 metres north of
Hunin village.
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 36 , situated on the
summit ot Jebel-el-Meruj.
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 37 , situated on the col of
Qdeissa 300 metres to the east of the last houses of the village and
suuth of the path Odeissa to Metallah.
Thence it follows the path from the col of Odeissa, and passing
1,400 metres to north-west and to north of Jebel Ariak, turns to the
south-east at the junction of the paths leading to Jedeida of Meri
Ayoun, Klnam and Kaleia; thence it passes over the bridge 200
metres north-east of the village of Metallah, then it follows the path
from Metallah to Bamas m a generally southerly direction to cairn 38
situated on a hill 900 metres north-north-east of the village Abl
Thence it follows a line parallel to and 100 metres to the south
of the path from Metallah to Banias, passing by the old Roman bridge
over the River Hesbani, as far as Tel-el-Kadi, which remains in
Palestine.
Thence it follows the path from Metallah to Banias to cairn 39
situated to the south of the path and at its junction with an irrigation
canal 1,000 metres west of the village of Banias. The whole of the
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path from the col of Odeissa to Banias is entirely in Syrian territory.
Thence it follows the irrigation canal to cairn 40 , situated to the
south of and near Tel Alla.
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 41 , situated on the left
bank of Nahr Banias and about 900 metres to the south-west of
Banias.
Thence it follows the top of the left bank of Nahr Banias to cairn
42 , situated 700 metres to north-north-east of Tel-Aziziat on the
path along the left bank of the Nahr Banias.
Thence it follows a straight line to cairn 43 , situated on the top
of Tel-Aziziat.
1 hence it follows a straight line to cairn 44, situated at the
junction of the path from Muddahad to Banias with the thalweg
from Ain Fit to Seid Huda-ibn-Yakub.
From this point where the contour 180 metres passes (this con
tour must remain entirely in Palestine to permit of the construction
of a canal), the frontier follows a succession of straight lines from
cairn to cairn with cairns erected as follows :—
iftionh
Cairn 45 , at 1,400 metres east of Tel-el-Sakhni, on the crest to
the north of the thalweg of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -el-Zatir.
Cairn 46 , immediately west of the isolated house called El Bergiat.
Cairn 47 , at the change of slope 1,800 metres east of Ain Sheikh
Mahmud, and to the north of the thalweg of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hamarlulu.
Cairn 48 , at the tree called Khurbet Dheiatein.
Cairn 49 , immediately to the west of the mill Seiada.

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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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