Skip to item: of 961
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎196v] (403/961)

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

— 14
The Imperial Russian Embassy replied by a note dated March 28th (Auril inm
1013, No. 78. It noted the statement “ by which the Imperial Ottoman Govemrn *
recognises as a principle for the delimitation of the Ararat-Bane section the evar/,
of Article 3 of the Treaty of 1848, known as the Treaty of Erzerum, as set forth if
note of August 0 th (22nd), 1012, No. 264 As regards the modifications proposed bvth
Sublime Porte, the Imperial Embassy stated (with a reservation on the question f
Egri-chai) that it could not sufficiently emphasise the necessity of making no ohnrN °
the line established in its note of August 0 th ( 22 nd), 1012. ge in
As regards the question of Zohab, the Imperial Russian Embassy, while reserrin
right to submit its detailed observations concerning that frontier, expressed “ its opin'
the rigJ
on the whole of the Ottoman draft, which does not seem to it to guarantee sufficiently fn
the future, the maintenance of order and peace on the frontiers ”. h r
On April 20 th (May 3rd), 1013, the Russian and British Embassies addressed an
identic note to His Highness Prince Said Halim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , accompanied by a memorandum
summarising their point of view regarding the delimitation of Zohab and the regions
situate south of that district.
This exchange of notes was followed by conversations between Their Excellencies M de
Giers and Sir Gerard Lowther, of the one part, and His Late Highness Mahmud Shefket
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , of the other part. The result of these conversations was recorded in an aide-memoire
presented by His Excellency the Russian Ambassador to His Highness the Grand Vizier
on June 6 th, 1913, and in the note from the Sublime Porte addressed on June 26tli
(July 9th), 1913, No. 34553/95, to the Russian Embassy, and on July 12th, 1913 to the
British Embassy.
On July 29th, 1913, a “ declaration ” was signed in London by Sir Edward Grey and
his Highness Ibrahim Hakky Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. concerning the demarcation of the southern boundary
between Persia and Turkey.
The Imperial Russian Embassy then proceeded to recapitulate the principles of
delimitation established in the correspondence concerning the Turco-Persian boundary.
It addressed to the Sublime Porte a note dated August 5th (18th), 1913, No. 166. An
identic note wa,s addressed to the Sublime Porte by the British Embassy on the same date.
The Sublime Porte replied to these communications by identic notes dated
September 23rd, 1913, No. 37063/113.
As a result of the subsequent negotiations, the four plenipotentiaries of Great Britain,
Persia, Russia, and Turkey, agreed on the following provisions :
I.
It is agreed that the boundary between Persia and Turkey shall be defined as follows:
The boundary in the north shall start from boundary-mark No. XXXVII on the
Turco-Russian frontier, situate close to Serdar Bulak, on the crest between Little and Great
Ararat. It shall then drop southwards by way of the ridges, leaving on the Persian side
the valley of Hambat, Sarnvteh, and the water system of Yarym-Kaya, which rises to the
south of Mount Ayubeg. The boundary shall then leave Bulak-bashi, in Persia, and shall
continue to follow" the highest ridge, the southern extremity of which is situate at about
44° 22 longitude and 39° 28' latitude. Then, skirting the w r est side of the marsh which
extends to the west of Yarym-Kaya, the boundary shall cross the Sary-Su stream, pass
between the villages of Girde-baran (Turkish) and Bazyrgan (Persian), and, ascending
tf. ^ the w r est of Bazyrgan, follow" the watershed formed by the Saranli, Zenduli,
Gn-Kehme, Kanly-baba, Geduki-Khasineh, and Ueveji ridges.
After Heyeji, the line shall cross the valley of Egri-chai at the place to be designated
yv t he Delimitation Commission in conformity with the status quo, leaving the villages of
Nado and Nifto in Persia.
The ow nership of the village of Kyzyl-Kaya (Bellasor) shall be established after an
examination of the geographical situation of the village, the western side of the watershed
m that region being allocated to Turkey, and the eastern side to Persia.
fell ou Id the final boundary line leave outside Ottoman territory a section of the road
v- c 1 Passes close to Kyzyl-Kaya and connects the district of Bayazid with the province
°„ 2 ljl ’ ^ ] ;’ 3 understood that the Persian Government shall give free passage over this section
of the road to the Imperial Ottoman Posts and to travellers and goods, other than military
troops and convoys.
The fiontier shall then ascend to the ridges forming the watershed : Kyzyl-Ziaret,
•Ir!!i^ 7C ^ U / m an } U ’ K ara *kurga, the hill between the reservoirs of Ayry-chai (Persian)
and of Jelli-gol (Turkish), Avdal-dashi, Reshkan, the hill between Akhurek and Tavra
Bevra-begzadan, Gevri-Mahine, Khydyr-baba, A^ristan. , , nf
q. ^ r ®^ ds 1 F 0 1 t 1 u i’’ the Protocol of July 15th (28th), 1880, known as the Protocol
^ Sh n! be a PP lied in such a way that the village of Kevlik shall remain i
y ’ and the J i ages of Blle j ik , Razi, Gharatil (Haratil), the two Jelliks, and Panamei ,
shall remain m Persia.
i *“ ier follo ™S the Mir-Omar ridge shall ascend the mountain of Suraja, ^
^ ny ? wv 11 the Tlirkisl1 side > shall pass by way of the watershed formed by the
f B rUS i ] ' Kbu ^ n ’. the mountain of Haravil, Beleko, Shinetal, Sardul,
m B T rg t bend ’ Iska nder, Avene, and Kotul. The valley of Bajirgas
tVom fh - U A key ’ aJ ! d t}ie vllla §'os of Sartyk and Sero in Persia, and the frontier shall pas
! p , '‘ e southern extremity of Kotur over the ridge rising to the west of the Per f^, r
of Behik, and, following the peaks of Seri-Baydost, shall join the crest of Mount Zont.

About this item

Content

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).

Extent and format
1 volume (476 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English and French in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎196v] (403/961), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2869, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074341459.0x000004> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100074341459.0x000004">Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [&lrm;196v] (403/961)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100074341459.0x000004">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019b/IOR_L_PS_12_2869_0403.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019b/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image