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Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [75r] (160/961)
The record is made up of 1 volume (476 folios). It was created in 1 May 1933-15 Mar 1935. 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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Mr. Eden. — The documents now before the rminrii
f my country in the various attempts to settle the frontier between Pem^andwh t 1 ^ “"f 6 ™
rom early m the 1840 s up to the delimitation of the frontier in 1014 d h 118 n0W Iraq
An important point which cannot fail to have attracted the ^
oth sides claim to have made every effort to settle their difference * col ^ ea g ues ip that
micable agreement. But it is equally clear from the documents thatThele ^ ^ f , ronti . er b T
.Settlement have broken down owing to an irreconcilable difference of oninion A ef ^ lb \ amicable
ally a purely legal issue-namdy.Ve validity of the document:^Sthe pmtStefe
■ased. A decision on this legal issue is therefore necessary to provide the hasiswS, , '
oes not exist for the amicable adjustment of all difficulties in frontier matters h h 1 present
My colleagues on the Council may consider that, on a juridical issue of this nature the most
ppropnate procedure may be to seek the opinion of an expert legal body such as the PeVL^S
ourt of International Justice at The Hague. There is, indeed, Inch tobe said Sr such“course
lore especially in the light of the statements which we have heard in the last two days ’
The President I wish first to speak as Turkish representative, since the documents that
ave been mentioned contain the signature of the Ottoman Empire and the parties have referred
Bveral times to my country On this point I desire to explain that I am in the same posit on as
I. Litvmoff. Moreover, I have no objection to Mr. Eden’s suggestions P
Speaking in my capacity as President of the Council, I think that, having heard the statements
y the representatives of the two parties, and having appointed the Rapporteur, we might usefully
ive the latter time to study the problem. Perhaps the representatives of the two parties will
e good enough to get into touch with him to give him any information he may desire.
Baron Aloisi. — I shall be very glad to get into touch with the representatives of the two
arties, to whose statements I have listened with interest, so that I may make my report as soon as
ossible. I shall take account of the observations offered by my colleagues and will consult with
he Secretary-General as to the date on which I am to report.
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The volume contains papers regarding relations between Persia [Iran] and Iraq. It primarily concerns the frontier delineated by the 1913-1914 Boundary Commission, in particular Persian claims over areas of the Shatt el-Arab, and rights to oilfields in the Naft Khana [Naft Khāna] or Khaniqin [Khāniqīn]area. The papers document renewed negotiations over the border, and include discussion of the following topics: Iraqi concerns over Persian military activities conducted in Iraq; Persia's refusal to recognise the validity of the 1914 Frontier Delimitation Protocol; attempts to redraw the frontier at the Shatt el-Arab along the thalweg [valley way], as opposed to the medium filum aquae ; proposals to revive the Shatt el-Arab Conservancy Board Scheme; and proposals for an agreement to regulate the exploitation of the oilfields in the transferred territories on the frontier near Khanqin, including the proposed creation of a special zone. These papers primarily consist of correspondence between the following: HM Ambassadors at Baghdad, Teheran and Italy; 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 Foreign Office (principally Sir John Simon, and J C Sterndale-Bennet); the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs; and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
In 1935 the Iraqi Government formally raised the question of the frontier with the Council of the League of Nations, and sought a Court ruling as to the validity of the 1914 Boundary Protocol. The Italian delegate to the League (Baron Pompeo Aloisi) was designated Rapporteur to the negotiations, and the volume contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and HM Ambassador in Rome, regarding a proposed Italo-Iraqi Treaty of Friendship, proposals regarding the frontier made by Aloisi, and general Italian influence over Iran and Iraq. The volume also includes copies of memoranda and minutes circulated by the League, in addition to correspondence regarding the negotiations in Geneva and Italy, and documents from the Committee of Imperial Defence Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East.
The volume includes a divider giving a list of correspondence references found in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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- 1 volume (476 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 472; these numbers are written in pencil 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. The front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves, have not been foliated.
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- Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
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- 72r:75v, 249r:249v
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- League of Nations
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