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Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [335r] (681/961)
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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felt that the present situation
indeed dangerous, ought not to
, which was unsatisfactory and
De allowed to continue indefi
nitely » ihe solution suggested by then involved a definite
auhU 2 in_mi 2 > i.e., the acceptance of the Conservancy Board and
the recognition of the rest of the land frontier. During a
brief visit which he had paid to Iraq in 1932 his special atten
tion had been drawn by Sir Francis Humphrys to the unsatisfactory
position on the ^hatt—el—Arab, and he had been taken all over the
area by Colonel Ward, the Basra Port Director. It appeared that
unless steps were taken to set up some joint control for the
whole system of waterways, including the Karun and the Bahmanshir,
there was a possibility that the main channel would become un-
navigable, either by silting up below Mohammerah or by breaking
its south bank at the big bend just above Abadan and being diverted
to the Khor Abdullah or other channels. Colonel Ward’s constant
activity had ensured that the navigable channel was kept open for
sea-going vessels in spite of Persian non-co-operation and
obstruction. But Colonel Ward had laid great stress on the
necessity of setting up some form of joint control in the very
near future, if the risk of the Shatt becoming unnavigable was
to be avoided. It might therefore be well worth while making
some concession in order to achieve the establishment of the
proposed Conservancy Board.
CAPTAIN KING stated that the Admiralty had not had time to
examine the position in detail and were consequently not yet
able to express their concurrence with the line of action
suggested by the Foreign Office. It would be necessary to
consult the Hydrographic and other departments and obtain their
views. He suggested that an interdepartmental discussion
might clear the practical and technical aspects of the situation,
particularly if an expert like Colonel Ward could be px^oent.
He was doubtful whether it would be practicable for the Persians
to divert the waters of the Karun down the Bahmanshir channel,
and whether the main waterway in the Shatt was really likely to
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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)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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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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- 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
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