Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎202v] (415/961)

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To His Excellency Dr. Tewfih Bustii
Bey, Ministre for Foreign Affairs of
Turkey. Teheran, January 23rd, 1932
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your note of to-day’s date, in which Ion
Excellency, referring to Article I of the Agreement signed by us this day, made the
following statement :
“ The frontier-guard posts of the two Contracting Parties shall be entitled to
avail themselves on an equal footing of the waters of the sources of Lake Borolan
the grasslands situated to the south and west of the frontier-line within the radius
of the said lake and the waters of the Salep, Kozlu and Yukari Yarim Kaya springs
“ It is understood that the present exchange of notes shall constitute an intend
part of the Agreement signed under to-day’s date.”
I beg to state that I am in full agreement with the terms of Your Excellency’s note
as quoted above.
(Signed) M. A. Eoroughi,
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Persia.
Annex XII.
I.
Translation of French Translation of Letter n°. 1209,
DATED DECEMBER 9TH, 1934, FROM THE IRAQI CHARGE D’AFFAIRES AT TEHERAN
to the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
In accordance with instructions received from His Excellency the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Iraq, I have the honour to enclose a copy of the letter which he has addressed to
the Secretary-General of the League of Nations on the subject of the Perso-Iraqi frontier,
together with the annexes thereto. The letter is written in English, one of the two official
languages of the League.
I am also instructed by my Government to inform Your Excellency that, although the
letter in question is worded as a complaint against the Persian Government, it is by no
means the expression of any unfriendly sentiments. On the contrary, the essential aim of
Iraq’s foreign policy, towards which my Government’s efforts have always been directed,
is sincerity towards Persia.
The Iraqi Government believes that the causes of the misunderstanding that has
subsisted between our two countries for some years are to be found in a difference of opinion
as to the correctness of the frontier delimitation made in 1914 — a final delimitation —
and considers that the time is now opportune for the settlement of the dispute in question.
I would conclude by informing Your Excellency that, once this difficulty has been
overcome, the Iraqi Government looks forward to a new era of sincere friendship and
co-operation between the two Governments and nations.
(Signed) Movaffagh-ol-Alouci,
Charge d'Affaires.
II.
TRANSLATION OF FRENCH TRANSLATION OF LETTER No. 40874, DATEI
DECEMBER 17th, 1934, FROM THE PERIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS TO THE IRAQI CHARGE D’AFFAIRES.
1 t0 acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 1209 of December 9 th, 1934 , and th(
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Affairs of the Royal Government of Iraq, to the Secretary-General of the League of Rations
1 must thank you for intimating that the letter addressed to the League is not tn
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expression of any unfriendly sentiment, and that sincerity towards Persia is the essenti
aim of Iraq s foreign policy ; and I have the honour to inform you that my Governmen
mfV 8 ky 110 . other sentiments. It has always been anxious to overcome a
i icu y that might arise between it and the neighbouring country, and its efforts