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Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎202r] (414/961)

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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metres from the lull. It shall then proceed up the Ekmaluk ravine J fo! Uk ’ ,^ tuate . d 450
situated 800 metres to the south of Hill 2300. Thence it shall n n a A f 8 the emin ence
as tar as Hill 2530 ; it shall then follow the line of the ridle n a Zl he ‘‘f f the
for a distance of 2,500 metres as far as a point situated ],500 metres to th^w!? ‘ l “'f tlon
which shall remain in Persia. Thence the line shall follow ttu> r-h^v S t ^ of Alosan J
» fer as the bend in that ridge, approximately 2^0 met re r^a\ * 1 ?
eastwards as far as Alader Dagh, still following the ridae rt shtntnf’i t lt . sl lt U tllen turn
along the ridge as far as the summit lying 2,400 metres to the norrt Tel” the t? utll ^ ast
the brook coming from Paqui and of the Berderesh Chay Thence the line shall T 106 °i
southwards as far as the said confluence. It shall then follow t h^ thu Ji # . J d ® scend
as far as its confluence with the stream which comes down from the mm.m ^ tl ! e A ^ rderesh
to the west of Garashin Dagh. The line shall Mow He Swt 7the^t
southerly direction for a distance of 1,600 metres, after which it"slil! ascend to thfridge
running m a south-easterly direction as far as the western peak of Garashin Dag The
places known as Eh and Paqi shall remain in Turkey, and that known as Maz Bishoin
From Garashin Dagh, the frontier shall pass through Kuna Koter, Zinwi Tabutan
Man, and the pass of Keieshin and ascend to the peak of Mount Delamper, and thence
to mark No. 99 of the Turco-Iraqi frontier. F
For the exact line and full details of the frontier from mark No. 1 to mark No 99 on
the Iracp frontier, reference shall be made to the nine mans (Nos XVTT 1 xix W vyt
XXII, XXII A, XXIII, XXIV, and XXV) on the scale of 1 : 84,000 and’l 50,000 a’nf one
tracing, approved by the I lenipotentiaries, initialled by the experts of both High
Contracting Parties, and annexed to the present Agreement (the spelling of the place-names
shall be m accordance with that shown on the aforementioned maps and tracing).
Article II.
A Delimitation Commission shall be set up to mark on the spot the frontier described
in Article I. The Commission shall consist of four representatives, two appointed by the
Persian Government and the other two by the Turkish Government.
The Delimitation Commission shall meet in the course of the month of June 1932
and shall endeavour, in carrying out its duties, to follow the definitions laid down in the
present Agreement as closely as possible.
The expenses of the Commission shall be borne in equal shares by Persia and Turkey.
The Contracting States undertake to assist the Delimitation Commission, either
directly or through the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of the local authorities, in ail matters pertaining to
accommodation, labour and the material (posts, frontier-marks) necessary for the
performance of its duties.
They further undertake to see that the trigonometrical marks, signs, posts or frontier-
marks placed in position by the Commission are respected.
The frontier-marks shall be set up within sight of each other ; they shall be numbered ;
their exact positions and numbers shall be marked on a cartographical record.
The final delimitation Minutes, maps, and annexed documents shall he made out
in duplicate.
Article III.
, The present Agreement shall be ratified, and the instruments of ratification exchanged
at Ankara as soon as possible.
It shall enter into force immediately on the exchange of ratifications.
In faith whereof the above-mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed the present
Agreement and thereto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Teheran on January 23rd, 1932.
(Signed) M. A. Foroughi. (Signed) Dr. T. Eustu.

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do His Highness Mohamad Ali Khan
Foroughi, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Persia. Teheran, January 23rd, 1932.
With reference to Article I of the Agreement regarding the definition of the frontier-line
between Turkey and Persia which we have this day signed, I have the honour to state
that the frontier-guard posts of the two Contracting Parties shall be entitled to a\ail
themselves on an equal footing oPthe waters of the sources of Lake Borolan, the giasslan s
•situated to the south and west of the frontier-line within the radius oi the said lake an
the waters of the Salep, Kozin and Yukari Yarim Kaya springs.
It is understood that the present exchange of notes shall constitute an Integra P ai
°f the Agreement signed under to-day’s date.
(Signed) Dr. Tewfik Eustu Bey,
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey.

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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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