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Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎201r] (412/961)

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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The Ottoman Assistant Commissioner said that the onmtinn ™
his province on acconnt of the mobilisation, but he had written to h?rr WaS 0,lt8ide
requesting that Djoowzer be evacuated ; as regarded Bulak-Bashi he had he?n
informed that that jdace would remain occupied until the end of the mobilisation 1
With regard to Kotur, he was ignorant of his Governments nnim ^ lllsatl0 J-
it needless to delay the completion of the Commission’s work on account oTtha^ tho ! l . ght
The Eussian Commissioner stated that he had receikd akwram PrA a- a ! uest T-
at Constantinople to the effect that His Highness S^fv^rh^i^
^proposal to delimit Kotur on the new map, and had promised to give the Sssary
’ The British Commissioner proposed that the Ottoman Commissioner should make
a statement to the effect that, if lie received the necessary instructions, he would recoSe
the frontier to be the hue marked on the map annexed to the statement of the British
and Russian representatives dated October lst/14th.
The Ottoman Commissioner said he had not received permission even to discuss the
Kotur question.
The Chairman proposed to regard that day’s meeting as the final one, and to attach
to the Minutes a description of the entire frontier except Kotur, but to hold a further
meeting at Bazyrgan on October 28th in order to settle the question of Kotur He
begged the Ottoman Commissioner to telegraph immediatelv to his Government in order
to obtain a reply before October 28th.
The Ottoman Commissioner accepted the proposal, but said it would be difficult for
him to wait longer.
The next meeting was fixed for October 28th, at 2 p.m., at Bazyrgan.
Assistant Cut:
approved it
Annex XL
Agreement Regarding the Definition of the Frontier-Line
between Persia and Turkey.
His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia and the President of the Turkish Republic,
Being equally and sincerely desirous of finally defining the frontier-line between Persia
and Turkey, and of thus consolidating the good understanding and relations of fraternity
and amity reigning beDveen their peoples, have resolved to conclude an agreement to that
end, and have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries :
His Highness Mohamad Ali Khan Foroughi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Persia,
His Excellency Dr. Tewfik Rustu Bey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey,
who, being duly authorised, have agreed upon the following provisions :
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Article I.
The frontier between Persia and Turkey shall start from the confluence of the River
Aras and the River Karasu at frontier-mark No. 1, situated in Persian territory. It shall
then follow the thalweg of the Karasn upstream as far as Lake Borolan. It shall then
proceed in a straight line as far as the hill lying 100 metres to the south-east of the sources
of the Karasu ; is shall skirt the said hill to the east and north in such a way as to leave
it in Persian territory. The line shall then again turn to the north-west so as to reach
the Borolan rocks, which stand immediately above the sources of the Karasu. From
mark No. 2, the frontier shall follow a straight line in the direction of mark No. 3 and of
the Little Aghridagh, passing through marks Nos. 4, 5, 6 , 7, and 8 as far as mark No. 9,
situated at a point 16 km. 600 in a straight line from the northernmost shore of Lake
Borolan and 6 km. 400 from the highest point of the Little Aghridagh. It shall run parallel
to the Bilijan Sheik-Babu road for a distance of 1,700 metres, whence it shall proceed to
a point 100 metres to the south-east of Tojik Tepe, leaving that hill in Turkey. Ihe me
shall then turn to the south-south-west, passing 150 metres to the east of the village ot
Tojik, leaving that village in Turkey, and, continuing in the same direction, shall pass
100 metres to the west of the place known as Top, situated 3,000 metres to the east ot
Sheik Babu, Top remaining in Persia. Thence, the line shall continue t f war ^ 8 , , th , e /l }! 1
situated 2,500 metres to the south-east of Sheik Babu, and pass over the °P 0 ^ ’
whence it shall continue in a south-westerly direction as far as the hill lying ,
to the east of the village of Hassan Agha, and pass over the top of t^ e la ^*” cl ® ntl ® ne ^ ’
the line shall then proceed in a westerly direction to the hill situated k ,.
south of the village of Hassan Agha, passing over the top of that hill. ^ heI ^ c h e ’ tl
shall pass over the top of the hill situated 500 metres to the south-west, subseq y
descending the ridge for 1,500 metres in a southerly direction, as far as a po ^
^,000 metres to the south-east of Salep, whence it shall cross t ie pas ioib
main peaks situated 800 and 1,000 metres respectively to the north ot ±u

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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)
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.

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