مجموعة ١٥/١٧(١) "العلاقات الفارسية العراقية: الحدود الفارسية-العراقية؛ مطالبة بلاد فارس بشط العرب" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٨] (٩٦١/٤٠٦)

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
(A)) to the present Protocol.
IY.
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 and
British commissioners, who shall hold a private meeting and shall give a decision on the
questions in dispute and communicate their decision to their Ottoman and Persian
colleagues. This decision shall be inserted in the Minutes of the plenary meeting and shall
be recognised as binding on all four Governments.
V.
As soon as part of the frontier has been delimited, such part shall be regarded as finally
fixed and shall not be liable to subsequent examination or revision.
VI.
As the work of delimitation proceeds, the Ottoman and Persian Governments shall
have the right to establish posts on the frontier.
VII.
It is understood that the concession granted by the Convention of May 28th, 1901
(9 sefer, 1319, of the hegira), by the Government of His Imperial Majesty the Shah of
Persia to William Knox D’Arcy and now being worked, in conformity with the provisions
of Article 9 of the said Convention, by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Limited), having
its registered office at Winchester House, London (the said Convention being referred to
hereunder as “ the Convention ” in the Annex (B) to the present Protocol), shall remain m
full and unrestricted force throughout the territories transferred by Persia to Turkey m
virtue of the provisions of the present Protocol and of Annex (B) thereto.
VIII.
The Ottoman and Persian Governments will distribute among the officials on the
frontier a sufficient number of copies of the delimitation map drawn up by the cnnmissi
together with copies of translations of the statement provided for m Artie e -
Commission’s Rules of Procedure. It is understood, however, that the Iienc ex
shall be regarded as authentic.
Louis Mallet.
Ehtechamos-Saltaneh Mahmud.
Michel de Giers.
Said Halim.
(Signed)
Annex IV.
Explanatory Kote relative to Certain Stipulations in the Proposed r
of Erzerum, addressed by the British and Russian Ambassadors at
Constantinople to the Ottoman Government on April th,
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