'SKETCH MAP To illustrate proposed settlement of Syria - Trans-Jordan Frontier' (with amendments)
Date:
1931/1931
Description:
Map showing the border region to the east of the River Jordan and south of the River Yarmuk. The map is marked with the border established by the Anglo-French Convention of 1920, and also shows two alternative concession lines, the Druz Western Limit, the route of the Hejaz Railway, and the route of a proposed Baghdad-Haifa Railway. The map is marked 'Secret'.The map was presented to the Committee of Imperial Defence, Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, and was approved for submission to the French Government as a basis for negotiation.1 mapMaterials: printed on paper.Dimensions: 250 x 410mm, on sheet 280 x 420mm.