![Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎246r] (503/961)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019b/IOR_L_PS_12_2869_0503.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎246r] (503/961)")
Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [246r] (503/961)
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.
1
2*K>
of what hsf passed, eince the matter was oiw which was being dealt
with by direct negotiation between the Iraqi and the Persian
governments c Ala was in fact in a far better position than we
to know exactly what had passed, at Bagdad and subsequently,
since it was his Minister for Foreign Affairs who had been
concerned, whereas we only received occasional accounts of the
negotiations from the Iraqi Government, and could therefore
only learn ox what took place at secondhand*
3, Ala then asked whether we had been aware of the Iraqi
intention to raise this question at the League# He was
obviously eager to know whether the Iraqis had consulted us.
I replied that the story was a very old one and that we had
long known that the Iraqis were anxious to get the legality of
their frontier properly recognised* It was quite true that they
had asked our opinion at one stage as to the legality of the
frontier, and that we had replied that it seemed to us perfectly
legal and valid in international law. They had taken their
present step, however, of appealing to the League at this moment
entirely on their own initiative *
4c Ala then briefly referred to the Persian position, which
was that the frontier agreements, never having been ratified by
the MejUs 5 . were of no validity; that the Turks themselves had
never recognised the validity of the frontier; that it was in
any case outrageous that the frontier in a waterway should run
along one bank, since in international law such frontiers always
:fo 1 low e d ' ho thalr/a g eto. 9 eto«
5* i replied that it seemed to me that the legal position
was quite clear, and that frankly I did not think the Persians
had a leg to stand on in this respect* On the Minis t-sr again
mentioning the attitude of the Turks, I said th at it seemed to m
shat this was irrelevant to the present issues which & pu y
legal a e « o
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
Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [246r] (503/961), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2869, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074341459.0x000068> [accessed 23 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100074341459.0x000068
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_100074341459.0x000068">Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [‎246r] (503/961)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100074341459.0x000068"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00019b/IOR_L_PS_12_2869_0503.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
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
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/2869
- Title
- Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:47v, 50r:71v, 76r:116v, 131r:148v, 152r:161v, 163r:186v, 204r:206v, 208r:219v, 231r:233v, 240ar, 240r:248v, 252r:257r, 258r:258v, 261r:318v, 320r:364v, 375r:381r, 384r:395v, 401r:402v, 404r:460v, 464r:464v, 470r:472v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence