Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎225r] (460/961)

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From Umm-Shir, the line shall turn south-westwards as far ,
southern extremity of a small lake known also by the name of Azem^n^-f 450 / at ^
Khor-el-Azem some distance north-west of Shmib. Cm thisToin? th!" r 6 m A®
continue to the south along the marsh as far as latitude 31<> which it shall fonow^-
eastwards as far as a point north-east of Kushk-i-Basra +ri • s]iallf oll 0 w drreetly
Ottoman territory. From this point the line shafl go southwards as th^e £r>
canal at a point between the Nahr-Diaiji and the Nahr-Ahu’l-Arabid It sbdn fntm 1^“
•*\dium filum aqum ol the Khaiyin canal as far as the point where the httw fohZ In 6
ishatt-al-Arab, at the mouth of the hTahr-hTazaileh. From this noint the* frnntw 0 n h n
follow the course of the Shatt-al-Arab as far as the sea, leaving under Ottoman sovereignty
the river and all the islands therein, subject to the following conditions and exleptlom^
(a) The following shall belong to Persia : (l)the island of Muhalla and the two
islands situate between the latter and the left bank of the Shatt-al-Arab (Perskln
bank of Abadan); (2) the four islands between Shetait and Maawiyeh and the two
islands opposite Mankuhi which are both dependencies of the island of Abadan •
(3) any small islands now existing or that may be formed which are connected at low
water with the island of Abadan or with Persian terra firma below hTahr-Eabaileh
(b) The modern port and anchorage of Muhammara, above and below the iunction
of the rivei Karun with the Shatt-al-Arab ? shall remain within Persian jurisdiction in
conformity with the Treaty of Erzerum ; the Ottoman right of usage of this part of the
river shall not, however, be affected thereby, nor shall Persian jurisdiction extend
to the parts of the river outside the anchorage.
(c) No change shall be made in the existing rights, usages and customs as regards
fishing on the Persian bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, the word “ bank ” including also the
lands connected with the coast at low water.
(d) Ottoman jurisdiction shall not extend over the parts of the Persian coast that
may be temporarily covered by water at high tide or by other accidental causes. Persian
jurisdiction, on its side, shall not be exercised over lands that may be temporarily or
accidentally uncovered when the water is below the normal low-water level.
(e) The Sheik of Mohammara shall continue to enjoy in conformity with the
Ottoman laws his rights of ownership in Ottoman territory.
The frontier-line established in this declaration is shown in red on the map annexed
hereto. 2
The parts of the frontier not detailed in the above-mentioned frontier-line shall be
established on the basis of the principle of the status quo, in conformity with the stipulations
of Article 3 of the Treaty of Erzerum.
II.
The frontier-line shall be delimited on the spot by a Delimitation Commission, consisting
of commissioners of the four Governments.
Each Government shall be represented on this Commission by a commissioner and a
deputy commissioner. The latter shall take the commissioner’s place on the Commission
in case of need.
III.
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The Delimitation Commission, in the performance of the task devolving upon it, shall
comply :
(1) With the provisions of the present Protocol;
(2) With the Rules of Procedure of the Delimitation Commission annexed (Annex
ieIDa pSiA (^)) to the present Protocol.
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In the event of a divergence of opinion in the Commission as to the boundary-line of
any part of the frontier, the Ottoman and Persian commissioners shall submit a written
statement of their respective points of view within forty-eight hours to the Russian an
bntish commissioners, who shall hold a private meeting and shall give a decision on tne
questions in dispute and communicate their decision to their Ottoman an
colleagues. This decision shall be inserted in the Minutes of the plenary mee mg an s
e recognised as binding on all four Governments.
1 Aofe. — This should read 47° 45' (see map).
JNot annexed to the Iragi request.