[C o m m u n ic a te d to th e C o u n cil
a n d th e M e m b e rs o f th e L e a g u e .]
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C.454. M. 236. 1 9 3 5 - V I I .
G e n e v a , N o v e m b e r 1 2 th , 1935.
LEAGUE OF N A T IO N S
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REPO RT BY THE CO M M ITTEE TO TH E COUNCIL
(A nnexed : Financial Regulations for the Control of the Funds).
O n O c to b e r 1 4 th , 1933, th e C o u n c il s e t u p th e p re s e n t C o m m itte e , to w h ic h it d e le g a te d
e x t e n s iv e p o w e r s . T h e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e w e re “ t o t a k e , in clo se c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e
I r a q i G o v e r n m e n t , a ll s u c h s te p s a s it m i g h t t h i n k fit w ith a v ie w t o t h e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d e x e c u tio n
of a d e t a i l e d s c h e m e f o r t h e s e t t l e m e n t , e l s e w h e r e t h a n i n I r a q , o f s u c h A s s y r i a n s a s m i g h t e x p r e s s
t h e d e s i r e t o l e a v e t h e c o u n t r y ” (O ffic ia l J o u r n a l , D e c e m b e r 1 9 3 3 , p a g e 1 6 4 7 ).
E v e r sin c e a d e s t in a t io n h a s b e e n f o u n d fo r t h e A s s y ria n s in t h e F r e n c h m a n d a t e d te r r ito r ie s
of t h e L e v a n t , u n d e r t h e c o n d i t i o n s s e t o u t i n t h e l e t t e r o f t h e F r e n c h G o v e r n m e n t , d a t e d A p r i l 1 4 t h ,
1935, of w h ic h t h e C o u n c il to o k n o t e o n A p ril 1 7 th , 1935, t h e m a in d iffic u lty h a s b e e n t h e p ro v is io n
of t h e n e c e s s a r y f u n d s .
I n a r e p o r t o n S e p te m b e r 1 2 th , 1935, t h e C o m m itte e re f e rre d to th e
C o u n c il t h e q u e s tio n of th e fin a n c ia l p a r t i c i p a t i o n of t h e L e a g u e w h ic h h a d b e e n m a d e , b y t h e
U n i t e d K i n g d o m G o v e r n m e n t , a c o n d i t i o n o f i t s o w n i n d e p e n d e n t c o n t r i b u t i o n . T h e C o m m i t t e e ’s
re p o rt w a s re fe rre d to th e A s s e m b ly of th e L e a g u e , th e S ix th C o m m itte e of w h ich , o n S e p te m b e r
2 0 th , p a s s e d t h e fo llo w in g r e s o lu tio n o n th i s s u b j e c t :
“ T h e S ix th C o m m itte e ,
“ R e c o g n i s i n g t h e e f f o r t s m a d e b y t h e C o m m i t t e e o f t h e C o u n c i l f o r t h e S e t t l e m e n t of
t h e A s s y r i a n s of I r a q t o fin d a d e s t i n a t i o n fo r t h o s e A s s y r i a n s w h o m a y w is h t o l e a v e t h a t
c o u n try ;
“ C o n s id e r in g t h a t t h e p r o j e c te d s c h e m e o f s e t tl e m e n t in t h e G h a b a r e a o f t h e F r e n c h
m a n d a t e d te r r ito r ie s o f t h e L e v a n t o ffers th e p ro s p e c t o f a s a tis f a c to r y a n d p e r m a n e n t
s o lu tio n of th e A s s y ria n p r o b le m ;
“ T a k in g n o te of th e e x te n t to w h ic h th e Ir a q i G o v e rn m e n t, th e U n ite d K in g d o m G o ­
v e rn m e n t a n d th e a u th o ritie s of th e F re n c h m a n d a te d te rrito rie s of th e L e v a n t, are p re p a re d
to c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e r e a lis a tio n o f t h i s s c h e m e a n d in th e firm h o p e of c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m p r i v a te
c h a rita b le o rg a n isa tio n s;
“ R e c o g n is in g th a t a c o n sid e ra b le b a la n c e
c o n trib u tio n s h a v e b een ta k e n in to a c c o u n t ;
is n e v e r t h e l e s s
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“ H a v i n g r e g a r d to t h e s p e c ia l f e a t u r e s of t h e p r o b le m a n d m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y its h u m a n i ­
t a r ia n a s p e c t, th e d e e p in te r e s t w h ic h th e C o u n c il h a s a lw a y s t a k e n in its s o lu tio n a n d fin a lly
th e d a n g e rs to th e tr a n q u il li ty of th e N e a r E a s t w h ic h a p o s tp o n e m e n t of a d e c isio n w o u ld
in v o lv e :
“ C o n sid e rs t h a t th e p ro p o s a l of th e U n ite d K in g d o m c o n c e rn in g th e fin a n c ia l p a r t ic i­
p a t i o n o f t h e L e a g u e is w o r t h y o f t h e m o s t s y m p a t h e t i c c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e A s s e m b l y a n d
c o n s e q u e n tly re fe rs to th e F o u r t h C o m m iss io n th e q u e s tio n of th e p ro v isio n of th e n e c e s s a ry
fu n d s .”
I n th e F o u r th C o m m itte e , th e U n ite d K in g d o m
w ith th e fo llo w in g r e c o m m e n d a t io n :
d e le g a tio n p ro p o s e d a re s o lu tio n e n d in g
“ R e c o m m e n d s th e A sse m b ly to u n d e r ta k e to p ro v id e th e fu n d s n ec e ssa ry to c o m p le te
t h e s c h e m e , o v e r a n d a b o v e th e c o n t r ib u t io n s re f e rre d to a b o v e , a n d sp ecifically to a p p r o v e
th e in s e rtio n to w a rd s m e e tin g t h a t lia b ility of a s u m in th e b u d g e t of th e L e a g u e ;
“ D e c id e s , in c o n s e q u e n c e , t h a t t h e a b o v e r e c o m m e n d a t io n s b e f o r t h w i t h r e f e r r e d to
th e S u p e rv is o ry C o m m iss io n fo r d e ta ile d s t u d y o f th e fin a n c ia l p ro p o s a ls .”
S -d .N . 8 7 5 ( F .) 6 2 5 ( A .) . 1 1 /3 5 . I m p . K u n d i g .
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th e F o u r t h C o m m itte e a n d referred , to g e th e r w ith th e re s o lu tio n of th e S ix th C o m m itte e q u o te d
a b o v e , t o th e S u p e rv is o ry C o m m iss io n fo r c o n s id e ra tio n a n d r e p o r t.
T h e S u p e r v is o r y C o m m is s io n r e p o r te d t h a t it w a s u n a b le t o e n d o rs e t h e s u g g e s tio n t h a t all
e x p e n d itu re n o t covered b y c o n trib u tio n s fro m o th e r sources sh o u ld be b o rn e b y th e L eague,
a n d r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e t o t a l a m o u n t o f t h e L e a g u e ’s c o n t r i b u t i o n s h o u l d b e c l e a r l y f i x e d
f o r th w ith , a n d t h a t th e s u m th u s d e fin ite ly fix ed s h o u ld in n o c a se b e in c re a s e d la te r. I t re c o m ­
m e n d e d t o t h e F o u r t h C o m m i t t e e t h a t t h e L e a g u e ’s c o n t r i b u t i o n s h o u l d b e f i x e d a t t h e f i n a l
f i g u r e o f 1 ,3 0 0 , 0 0 0 g o l d f r a n c s . I t a d d e d t h a t , i n v i e w o f t h e s u b s i d y g r a n t e d b y t h e L e a g u e , t h e
l a t t e r w a s e n title d to e x p e c t, a lth o u g h th i s d id n o t im p ly a n y fin a n c ia l lia b ility w h a ts o e v e r on
its p a r t , t h a t v e r y s tr ic t s u p e rv is io n w o u ld b e e x e rc is e d o v e r th e v a rio u s p a r t s of th e o p e ra tio n .
T h ese re c o m m e n d a tio n s w ere e n d o rse d b y th e F o u r th C o m m itte e a n d a d o p te d b y th e
A sse m b ly .
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T h e t o t a l e s t im a te d e x p e n s e of t h e s c h e m e of s e t t l e m e n t w a s s e t o u t in a ta b le a t t a c h e d to
a n o te w h ic h th e C o u n cil C o m m itte e p r e p a r e d o n S e p te m b e r 1 8 th fo r th e g u id a n c e of th e A s s e m b ly ,
a n d t h i s t a b l e is f o r c o n v e n i e n c e a n n e x e d t o t h e p r e s e n t r e p o r t . T h e r e a r e , o f c o u r s e , s t i l l c e r t a i n
u n k n o w n fa c to rs, a n d th e ta b le m u s t th e re fo re b e r e g a r d e d as p ro v isio n a l. F o r e x a m p le , th e n u m b e r
o f t h e A s s y r i a n s f o r w h o m p r o v i s i o n w ill h a v e t o b e m a d e h a s n o t y e t b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d a n d t h i s
p o i n t is d e a l t w i t h b e l o w . M o r e o v e r , t h e e s t i m a t e s a s s u m e t h a t c e r t a i n e c o n o m i e s a n d a d j u s t m e n t s
c o u ld b e m a d e in t h e fig u re s o r i g in a l ly p u t f o r w a r d d u r i n g t h e d is c u s s io n s in B e i r u t in A u g u s t la s t
b e tw e e n th e re p re se n ta tiv e s of th e C o m m itte e a n d th e a u th o ritie s of th e m a n d a te d te rrito rie s a n d
t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f e f f e c t i n g t h e s e e c o n o m i e s a n d a d j u s t m e n t s is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n b e t w e e n
th e C o m m itte e a n d th e H ig h C o m m issio n e r.
I t w ill b e se e n t h a t t h e t a b l e p r o v i d e s fo r a t o t a l e x p e n d i t u r e o f 62 m illio n F r e n c h f r a n c s
011 r e c l a m a t i o n w o r k s a n d a n e x p e n d i t u r e , a f t e r a l l o w i n g f o r c e r t a i n i n c i d e n t a l r e c e i p t s ,
of 24 m illio n F r e n c h fra n c s on th e s e ttle m e n t o p e ra tio n s p ro p e r.
T o m e e t th is e x p e n d itu re , th e
fo llo w in g c o n t r ib u t io n s a re in s ig h t :
T h e m a n d a t e d te r r ito r ie s h a v e o ffe re d to p a y 22 m illio n F r e n c h f r a n c s to w a r d s t h e first s e c tio n
o f t h e G h a b r e c l a m a t i o n w o r k s , p l u s a f u r t h e r s u m , o n a r e c o v e r a b l e b a s i s , o f 6 .5 m i l l i o n F r e n c h
f r a n c s t o w a r d s t h e s e c o n d s e c t i o n o f t h o s e w o r k s — i.e ., a t o t a l o f 2 8 .5 m i l l i o n F r e n c h f r a n c s .
T h e U n ite d K in g d o m G o v e r n m e n t h a s offered, u n d e r c e r ta in c o n d itio n s , t o seek P a r l i a m e n t a r y
s a n c t io n fo r a c o n tr ib u tio n , e q u i v a le n t t o fiv e - tw e lf th s of th e e x p e n s e w h ic h th e C o u n c il C o m m itte e
m a y h a v e t o m e e t, u p to a m a x i m u m of £ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 . T h e I r a q i G o v e r n m e n t h a s o ffe red , u n d e r s im ila r
c o n d itio n s , to in c re a se u p to th e s a m e m a x i m u m th e s u m w h ic h it h a d p re v io u s ly p ro m is e d . A
t o t a l a m o u n t o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 7 .5 m i l l i o n F r e n c h f r a n c s m a y t h u s b e e x p e c t e d f r o m t h e s e t w o
sources.
F i n a l l y , t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n f r o m t h e L e a g u e is a p p r o x i m a t e l y e q u i v a l e n t t o 6 .5 m i l l i o n F r e n c h
fran cs.
T h u s , to m e e t a t o t a l e s t i m a t e d e x p e n d i tu r e of 86 m illio n F r e n c h fra n c s , c o n t r ib u t io n s t o th e
a m o u n t t o a b o u t 7 2 .5 m i l l i o n F r e n c h f r a n c s a r e a l r e a d y i n s i g h t .
T h e C o u n c il C o m m itte e h a s u n d e r c o n s id e ra tio n th e m e a n s w h e r e b y th e r e s t of th e m o n e y
r e q u i r e d c a n b e ra is e d . I t is s t u d y i n g t h e p o s s i b il it y of a c r e d i t o p e r a t i o n b a s e d in t h e m a i n o n
p a y m e n t s t o b e m a d e l a t e r b y t h e A s s y r i a n s t o w a r d s t h e p u r c h a s e o f t h e i r l a n d . I t is, h o w e v e r ,
t o b e e x p e c t e d t h a t , e v e n if t h i s o p e r a t i o n m a t e r i a l i s e s , i t w ill n o t d o m o r e t h a n c o v e r p a r t o f t h e
b a la n c e re m a in in g to b e fo u n d .
T h e C o m m itte e m u s t th e re fo re re ly to a v e r y la rg e e x te n t o n p r i v a te c h a rita b le o rg a n is a tio n s
f r o m w h o m it t r u s t s t h a t s u b s t a n t i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s w ill e v e n t u a l l y b e f o r th c o m in g , t h o u g h t h e re s u lt
of th e a p p e a l w h ic h h a s b e e n m a d e t o t h e m n a t u r a l l y c a n n o t b e k n o w n fo r s o m e little tim e .
F a i l i n g a b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e p r e p a r a t o r y w o r k i n t h e m a n d a t e d t e r r i t o r i e s b y t h e m i d d l e of
t h e p r e s e n t m o n t h , a d e l a y of a y e a r in t h e w h o le o p e r a t io n w a s a n t ic i p a te d , a n d , a s w a s p o in te d
o u t b y th e P r e s id e n t of th e C o u n c il C o m m itte e in h is sp e e c h to th e S ix th C o m m itte e o f th e A sse m b ly
o n S e p te m b e r 1 7 th ,1 th i s in v o lv e d a p o litic a l risk , w h ic h th e C o u n cil C o m m itte e v ie w e d w ith
v e r y g ra v e a p p re h e n s io n . A s th e H ig h C o m m iss io n e r w as p r e p a r e d a t once to ta k e th e ste p s
re q u ir e d t o b eg in th is p r e p a r a to r y w o rk , p ro v id e d t h a t th e n e c e ss a ry fu n d s c o u ld b e m a d e a v a ila b le ,
th e s u m of 1 m illio n F r e n c h fr a n c s h a s b e e n p la c e d a t h is d is p o s a l fo r th is p u r p o s e f r o m f u n d s
a lr e a d y in h a n d .
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E v e r sin c e t h e C o m m itte e d e c id e d t o d ir e c t i t s e ffo rts to w a r d s s e t tl in g t h e A s s y r ia n s in th e
m a n d a t e d te rrito rie s of th e L e v a n t, it h a s g iv e n d e t a il e d c o n s id e r a tio n to th e q u e s t io n of th e
o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d fin a n c ia l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of th e s c h e m e .
T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e f u n d s fo r t h e e x i s ti n g p r o v i s io n a l A s s y r i a n s e t t l e m e n t in t h e K h a b u r
r e g i o n i n S y r i a is g o v e r n e d b y f i n a n c i a l r e g u l a t i o n s a g r e e d u p o n b e t w e e n t h e C o m m i t t e e , t h e
S e c r e ta r y - G e n e r a l a n d th e H ig h C o m m is s io n e r a n d p u t in to force d u r in g t h e v is it of th e P r e s id e n t
o f t h e C o m m i t t e e t o B e i r u t i n J u n e l a s t , a s r e p o r t e d i n A n n e x I o f t h e C o m m i t t e e ’s r e p o r t t o t h e
C o u n c il o f S e p te m b e r 1 2 th , 1 9 3 5 .2
U n d e r th e se re g u la tio n s, th e e s tim a te s re q u ire th e a p p ro v a l of th e C o m m itte e . T h e fu n d s are
i s s u e d b y t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l , w h o s e a p p r o v a l is r e q u i r e d f o r t r a n s f e r s b e t w e e n c h a p t e r s o f t h e
1 D o c u m e n t A.VI/5.1935.
2 D o c u m e n t C.352.M. 179.1935.V I I .
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b u d g e t . F i n a l l y , t h e a u d i t is i n t h e h a n d s o f t h e L e a g u e o f N a t i o n s . T h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r ,
o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e g e n e r a l f i n a n c i a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e f u n d s , i n c l u d i n g
th e d a y - to - d a y c o n tro l o v e r e x p e n d itu re .
T h e C o m m itte e h a s n o w re c o n s id e re d th e a b o v e a r r a n g e m e n ts , b e a rin g in m in d th e w id e r
sco p e o f th e p r e s e n t s c h e m e a n d t h e g r e a t e r fin a n c ia l is su e s a t s t a k e in c o m p a r is o n w ith
th e p ro v isio n a l s e ttle m e n t o n th e K h a b u r , a n d , fu r th e r, th e a b o v e -q u o te d s tip u la tio n s of th e
S u p e rv is o ry C o m m iss io n r e g a r d in g t h e n e c e s s ity of s tr ic t fin a n c ia l s u p e r v is io n o v e r th e v a r io u s
p a rts of th e o p e ra tio n .
T h e sc h e m e n o w e n v is a g e d c o n s is ts of tw o se c tio n s, first t h e p u b lic w o rk s n e c e s s a ry t o re c la im
th e G h a b p la in , a n d se c o n d ly , th e m a in te n a n c e a n d p ro v is io n a l s e ttle m e n t of th e A ssy ria n s,
p e n d in g th e c o m p le tio n of th e re c la m a tio n schem e, a n d th e ir fin al s e ttle m e n t o n th e re c la im e d
la n d .
T h e f i r s t o f t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s is a n e l e m e n t w h i c h w a s n o t p r e s e n t w h e n t h e e x i s t i n g f i n a n c i a l
re g u la tio n s w ere d ra w n u p . T h e n a tu r e of th e w o rk in v o lv e d a n d th e fa c t t h a t th e m a n d a te d
te rrito rie s a c c e p t a n y re s id u a ry lia b ility o v e r a n d a b o v e th e p re s e n t e s tim a te d c o st of 62 m illio n
F r e n c h fra n c s m a k e it a p p r o p r ia te t h a t th e e n tire c o n tro l— b o th fin a n c ia l a n d a d m in is tr a tiv e —
s h o u l d b e in t h e h a n d s o f t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r . T h e L e a g u e , h o w e v e r , h a s a n i n t e r e s t i n t h e
g e n e ra l p ro g re s s of th e w o r k a n d -in th e e x p e n d itu r e to w h ic h it ;s c o n tr ib u tin g , t h e m o r e so a s th e
H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r is r e a d y t o p a y i n t o t h e g e n e r a l s e t t l e m e n t f u n d a p r o p o r t i o n o f a n y s a v i n g s
w h i c h m a y b e e f f e c t e d o n t h e p r e s e n t e s t i m a t e s . I t is a p p r o p r i a t e , t h e r e f o r e , t h a t p r o g r e s s r e p o r t s
a n d a c c o u n ts s h o u ld b e c o m m u n ic a te d p e rio d ic a lly fo r in f o rm a tio n t o th e L e a g u e , a n d th e H ig h
C o m m is s io n e r h a s a g r e e d t h a t t h e a n n u a l b u d g e t s r e la tin g t o th i s p a r t o f t h e o p e r a t io n s h o u l d a lso
be s u b m itte d .
As re g a rd s th e o rg a n isa tio n of th e s e ttle m e n t p ro p e r, th e C o m m itte e h a s re v ie w e d th e
r e c o m m e n d a t io n s in t h e d e t a il e d s t u d y p r e p a r e d in c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h it s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s b y t h e
a u t h o r i t i e s in t h e m a n d a t e d t e r r i t o r i e s a n d t r a n s m i t t e d b y t h e F r e n c h G o v e r n m e n t o n A u g u s t 2 8 t h 1
in t h e l i g h t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c i r c u m s t a n c e s :
T h e H ig h C o m m is s io n e r in te n d s t h a t h is se rv ic e s s h a ll c o -o p e r a te to th e fu lle st p o ssib le e x t e n t
in t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e A s s y r i a n c o lo n ie s, p e n d i n g t h e i r fin a l a b s o r p t i o n in t o
t h e l o c a l a d m i n i s t r a t i v e m a c h i n e r y a n d , i n t h e s p h e r e o f e d u c a t i o n a n d h e a l t h i n p a r t i c u l a r , i t is
clear t h a t th e a d m in is tr a tio n c a n o n ly b e c a rr ie d o u t b y th e c o m p e te n t serv ic e s of t h e H i g h
C o m m iss io n e r.
O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , a s r e g a r d s fin a n c e , t h e H ig h C o m m is s io n e r h a s felt u n a b l e , in v ie w o f th e
a lte r e d c i r c u m s ta n c e s a n d in p a r t i c u l a r t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l o rig in of th e f u n d s , to a s s u m e th e
re s p o n sib ility for th e a p p lic a tio n of th o s e fu n d s , th o u g h he in te n d s to affo rd to w h a te v e r b o d y
m a y b e se t u p to ex e rc ise th is re s p o n s ib ility e v e ry fa c ility fo r sa tis fy in g itself t h a t th e u tm o s t
e c o n o m y i n e x p e n d i t u r e is r e a l i s e d . A s t h e f u n d s a v a i l a b l e a r e s t r i c t l y l i m i t e d , t h e C o m m i t t e e
w o u ld lik e to la y s tre s s u p o n th e n e c e s s ity fo r c a rr y in g o u t th e o p e ra tio n w ith th e u tm o s t e c o n o m y
in e x p e n d i t u r e c o n s i s t e n t w i t h i t s e f f i c i e n t e x e c u t i o n .
A s th e S u p e r v is o r y C o m m iss io n h a s
e m p h a s is e d , c lo se f i n a n c ia l s u p e r v is i o n w ill b e n e c e s s a r y t o e n s u r e t h i s e c o n o m y .
A f te r d u e c o n s id e r a tio n of t h e v a r io u s f a c to r s in v o lv e d , th e C o u n c il C o m m itte e h a s r e a c h e d
th e c o n c lu s io n t h a t t h e m o s t s a t is f a c to r y c o u rs e w o u ld b e fo r th e C o u n c il to s e t u p in th e m a n d a t e d
t e r r i t o r i e s of t h e L e v a n t , a s s o o n a s p r a c t i c a b l e , a n a u t o n o m o u s b o d y w i t h le g a l p e r s o n a l i t y to
u n d e r ta k e fin a n c ia l re s p o n s ib ility fo r th e s e ttle m e n t o p e ra tio n , as d is tin c t fro m th e p u b lic w o rk s
fo r t h e r e c l a m a t i o n o f t h e G h a b , a n d , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r , t h e a d m i n i s t r a ­
tio n of t h e s e ttle m e n t. T h is b o d y , w h ic h m i g h t b e k n o w n a s th e “ A s s y ria n S e tt le m e n t T r u s te e
B o ard
w o u ld , in a d d itio n , e v e n tu a lly ta k e o v e r, a d m in is te r a n d d isp o se of t h e la n d in t h e G h a b
are a w h e n re c la im e d .
T h e fin a n c ia l f u n c tio n s w h ic h th e C o m m itte e th in k s s h o u ld b e c a rrie d o u t b y th e T r u s te e
B o a r d a r e s e t o u t in t h e a t t a c h e d f i n a n c ia l r e g u l a ti o n s , w h ic h w ill e v e n t u a l l y b e a n n e x e d t o t h e
S t a t u t e f r o m w h ic h t h e T r u s t e e B o a r d w ill d e r i v e its le g al p e r s o n a l i t y .
T h e s e re g u la tio n s p ro v id e for th e c u s to d y of fu n d s , th e p e rio d ic e x a m in a tio n o f a c c o u n ts
and s y ste m a tic a u d it b y th e L eag u e of N a tio n s. E s tim a te s re q u ire th e a p p ro v a l of th e
C o m m itte e . T h e re g u la tio n s p la c e u p o n th e T ru s te e B o a r d th e re s p o n s ib ility fo r p re p a r in g th e
a n n u a l b u d g e t fo r th e se ttle m e n t o p e ra tio n p ro p e r a n d fo r in c u rrin g e x p e n d itu re . T h e y p ro v id e
t h a t t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l a c t a s c u s t o d i a n o f t h e B o a r d ’s f u n d s , w h i c h h e w ill a d m i n i s t e r
w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f t h e a v a i l a b l e c r e d i t . P a y m e n t s w ill b e m a d e b y h i m o n t h e s u b m i s s i o n b y
t h e T r u s t e e B o a r d o f c e r t i f i e d w a r r a n t s . I t is u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r is p r e p a r e d
to p l a c e a t t h e d i s p o s a l o f t h e T r u s t e e B o a r d t h e p e r s o n n e l n e c e s s a r y t o a s s i s t i t i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e
of i t s f i n a n c i a l f u n c t i o n s .
f i le S t a t u t e n e c e s s a r y t o g iv e le g a l p e r s o n a l i t y t o t h e T r u s t e e B o a r d w ill h a v e t o b e c a r e f u ll y
d raw n u p in c o n s u lta tio n w ith th e H ig h C o m m issio n e r.
I t s h o u ld , in te r a lia , p r o v i d e fo r
th e r e n d e r i n g b y t h e B o a r d t o t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l , f o r s u b m i s s i o n t o t h e C o u n c i l , o f p e r i o d i c a l
re p o r ts o n t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e s e t t l e m e n t s c h e m e , t h e c o n d itio n of t h e A s s y r ia n s e ttle r s a n d , in
g en eral, all q u e s t io n s r e l a ti n g to t h e ir p r o v is io n a l a n d fin a l s e ttle m e n t.
lh e p r e c i s e c o m p o s i t i o n o f the T r u s t e e B o a r d w i l l r e q u i r e f u r t h e r
Committee t h i n k s th at its n u m b e r s h o u l d be k e p t a s l o w a s p o s s i b l e ,
ca se i n c l u d e the H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r o r h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .
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H a v i n g r e g a r d to t h e close lia is o n n e c e s s a r y b e t w e e n t h e n e w b o d y a n d th e H ig h C o m m is s io n e r
a s th e e x e c u tiv e a u t h o r i t y of th e m a n d a te d te rrito rie s , th e C o m m itte e re c o m m e n d s t h a t th e B o a rd
s h o u l d a p p o i n t a n e x p e r t o n s e t t l e m e n t q u e s t i o n s t o c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h t h e o ff ic ia ls o f t h e H i g h
C o m m is s io n in t h e c o n d u c t of t h e s e t t l e m e n t o p e r a t io n .
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I n its r e p o r t o f S e p te m b e r 1 2 th , 1935, th e C o m m itte e w a s a b le to in f o rm th e C o u n c il t h a t a
n u m b e r of A ss y ria n s w ere a lr e a d y b e in g tr a n s f e r r e d fro m I r a q to th e e x is tin g p ro v is io n a l s e ttle m e n t
i n t h e u p p e r K h a b u r i n S y r i a . T h e r e a r e a t p r e s e n t i n t h a t s e t t l e m e n t s o m e 6 ,0 0 0 A s s y r i a n s .
I t is i m p o s s i b l e t o p r o c e e d f u r t h e r w i t h t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f f i n a l e s t i m a t e s o r w i t h t h e
e la b o r a tio n of d efin ite p la n s fo r s e t tl e m e n t w ith o u t a c c u r a t e k n o w le d g e of t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of
A s s y ria n s to be tra n s fe rre d .
T h e C o m m itte e h a s a lw a y s h e ld th e v ie w t h a t t h e in d iv id u a l
c o n s u l t a t i o n of t h e A s s y r i a n s o f I r a q w ith t h e o b je c t o f a s c e r t a i n i n g t h e n u m b e r of t h o s e w h o d e s ire
t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e p r o p o s e d s c h e m e of s e t tl e m e n t in t h e F r e n c h m a n d a t e d te r r ito r ie s of th e
L e v a n t c o u ld n o t w e ll t a k e p la c e u n t i l i t w a s c le a r t h a t a s u b s t a n t i a l p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e f u n d s
n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e r e a l i s a t i o n o f t h e s c h e m e w o u l d b e f o r t h c o m i n g . I t fe e ls t h a t t h i s d i f f i c u l t y h a s
h o w b e e n r e m o v e d b y th e offers of c o n tr ib u tio n s m a d e b y th e I r a q i G o v e r n m e n t, th e m a n d a t e d
t e r r i t o r i e s o f t h e L e v a n t , t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m G o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e L e a g u e o f N a t i o n s it s e l f .
T h e C o u n c il C o m m it te e th e r e f o r e c o n s id e rs t h a t t h e c o n s u l ta t io n of t h e A s s y r ia n s s h o u ld ta k e
p l a c e w i t h o u t f u r t h e r a v o i d a b l e d e l a y , a n d i t is i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h t h e I r a q i G o v e r n m e n t a n d
t h e H i g h C o m m is s io n e r f o r S y r i a a n d t h e L e b a n o n w i t h t h a t e n d i n v ie w . I t h o p e s t h a t i t m a y b e
p o ssib le to b e g in th e c o n s u l ta t io n in t h e e a r ly d a y s of N o v e m b e r w ith th e o b je c t o f h a v i n g t h e
re s u lts a v a ila b le a t th e b e g in n in g of J a n u a r y 1936.
T h e C o m m i t t e e b e l i e v e s t h a t i t h a s i n t e r p r e t e d t h e w i s h e s o f t h e C o u n c i l in t a k i n g t h e s t e p s
r e c o r d e d in th e p r e s e n t r e p o r t, a n d , in p a r t ic u l a r , th o s e r e l a ti n g t o th e in d iv id u a l c o n s u l ta t io n fo r
th e p u r p o s e of a s c e r ta in in g th e n u m b e r of A s s y ria n s w h o m a y d esire to le a v e I r a q a n d to th e
a p p l i c a t i o n o f 1 m illio n F r e n c h f r a n c s t o t h e p r e p a r a t o r y w o r k in t h e G h a b a r e a , w h ic h it w a s
n e c e s s a r y t o b e g in b y O c t o b e r 1 5 th a t t h e la t e s t , in o r d e r t o a v o i d t h e d a n g e r s t o t h e
tr a n q u i l l i t y of t h e N e a r E a s t w h ic h , in t h e w o rd s of th e r e s o lu tio n of th e S ix th C o m m itte e a d o p t e d
b y th e A sse m b ly o n S e p te m b e r 2 8 th , 1935, a n y p o s tp o n e m e n t w o u ld in v o lv e.
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T h e fin a n c ia l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e p la n fo r th e s e t tl e m e n t of th e A s s y ria n s of I r a q in th e
L e v a n t te r r ito r ie s u n d e r F r e n c h m a n d a t e s h a ll b e g o v e r n e d b y t h e fo llo w in g p r o v is io n s :
A rticle 1. — I n t h e t e x t o f t h e p r e s e n t R e g u l a t i o n s , t h e s p e c i a l C o m m i t t e e s e t u p b y t h e d e c i s i o n
of t h e C o u n c il a t its s e v e n t y - s e v e n t h se ssio n , o r a n y o t h e r b o d y w h ic h m a y b e s e t u p b y th e C o u n c il
t o f o l l o w t h e e x e c u t i o n o f t h e s e t t l e m e n t s c h e m e , is h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o a s “ t h e C o m m i t t e e ’’ ;
th e a u to n o m o u s b o d y c o n s titu te d b y th e fo re g o in g s t a t u t e s ,1 as th e “ T ru s te e B o a rd ” ; th e H ig h
C o m m issio n e r of th e F r e n c h R e p u b lic in S y ria a n d th e L e b a n o n , as “ th e H ig h C o m m iss io n e r
th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l of th e L ea g u e of N a tio n s, as “ th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l
th e w h o le o p e r a tio n
of s e ttle m e n t, in c lu d in g th e p u b lic w o rk s sc h e m e , a s “ t h e sc h e m e
th e s e ttle m e n t o p e ra tio n
p r o p e r , as “ th e s e t tl e m e n t " ; a n d t h e p u b lic w o r k s s c h e m e t o b e u n d e r t a k e n w ith a v ie w to
r e c l a im in g t h e a r e a in t h e p l a i n o f t h e G h a b t o b e p la c e d a t t h e d is p o s a l of t h e A s s y r ia n s , a s “ t h e
G h a b re c la m a tio n sch em e ” .
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A r t i c l e 2. — T h e f u n d s f o r t h e s c h e m e s h a l l i n c l u d e :
(a)
T h e a m o u n t s s u b s c r ib e d o r to b e s u b s c r ib e d b y t h e G o v e r n m e n t of I r a q in v ir tu e
o f th e c o m m u n ic a tio n s fro m t h a t G o v e r n m e n t of M a y 2 6 th a n d S e p te m b e r 2 6 th , 1935 ;
( b) T h e a m o u n t s t o b e s u b s c r i b e d b y t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m G o v e r n m e n t in v i r t u e of
t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n fr o m t h a t G o v e r n m e n t of S e p te m b e r 1 2 th , 1935 ;
(c)
T h e a m o u n t s t o b e s u b s c r i b e d b y t h e L e v a n t t e r r i t o r i e s u n d e r F r e n c h m a n d a t e , in
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e o f f e r c o n t a i n e d o n p a g e 25 o f t h e d e t a i l e d p l a n s u b m i t t e d b y t h e F r e n c h
G o v ern m en t ; 2
(d)
1935 ;
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T h e s u b s id y v o te d b y th e A s se m b ly o f th e L e a g u e of N a tio n s o n S e p te m b e r 2 8 th ,
1 T hese sta tu te s , w hich a re a t p r e s e n t u n d e r consideration, will b e s u b m itte d to th e Council a t a la te r date.
2 D o c u m e n t C.352.M .179.1935.V II.
— 5 —
(e)
A n y c o n tr ib u tio n s fro m o th e r G o v e rn m e n ts a n d p r i v a te o rg a n is a tio n s re c e iv e d in
a n s w e r to th e a p p e a l m a d e b y th e C o u n c il o n J a n u a r y 1 9 th , 1934, a n d b y t h e C o m m itte e
o n J u l y 1 6 th , 1935;
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F u n d s ra ise d o n a re c o v e ra b le b asis fro m v a rio u s sources, in p a r tic u la r th e
s u p p l e m e n t a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n f r o m t h e m a n d a t e d t e r r i t o r i e s m e n t i o n e d in t h e r e p o r t t o th e
C o u n c il b y t h e C o m m it te e of S e p t e m b e r 1 2 th , 1935 ;
(g)
I n t h e e v e n t of th e c o s t of th e r e c la m a tio n s c h e m e e x c e e d in g 62 m illio n
francs, th e fu n d s p a id b y th e m a n d a te d te rrito rie s to c o v e r su c h excess;
(h)
F rench
M isce lla n e o u s re c e ip ts fro m o th e r sources.
A rtic le 3. — T h e f u n d s , e x c lu d in g p a y m e n t s m a d e b y th e A s s y r ia n s o n a c c o u n t of t h e p u rc h a s e
o f t h e i r l a n d , s h a ll b e p a i d to t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l , w h o s h a l l k e e p t h e m in a s p e c i a l a c c o u n t
s e p a r a t e fr o m t h e o r d i n a r y f u n d s of t h e L e a g u e o f N a tio n s , o r in a b a n k a c c o u n t w h ic h s h a ll b e
a t h is so le d is p o s a l. T h e s a id f u n d s s h a ll b e u s e d e x c lu s iv e ly :
(1)
F o r t h e r e f u n d of a d v a n c e s w h ic h h a v e b e e n m a d e b y th e L e a g u e o f N a tio n s ;
(2) F o r t h e r e f u n d o f e x p e n d i t u r e i n c u r r e d b y t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r u p t o J u n e 3 0 t h ,
I 9 3 5 , f o r t h e p r o v i s i o n a l s e t t l e m e n t o f t h e A s s y r i a n s in t h e K h a b u r ;
(3)
F o r d e fr a y in g th e e x p e n d itu re in v o lv e d fo r th e s e ttle m e n t, in c lu d in g
th e T r u s te e B o a r d a n d its sta ff;
t h e c o s t of
(4) F o r t h e G h a b r e c l a m a t i o n s c h e m e , t h e c o s t o f w h i c h , i n s o f a r a s i t m a y e x c e e d
62 m i l l i o n F r e n c h f r a n c s , s h a l l b e a n a d d i t i o n a l c h a r g e 011 t h e m a n d a t e d t e r r i t o r i e s ;
(5)
F o r d e f r a y in g th e e x p e n d i tu r e in v o lv e d in th e e x a m i n a t i o n a n d a u d i t o f a c c o u n ts l
A r t i c l e 4. — P a y m e n t s m a d e b y t h e A s s y r i a n s o n a c c o u n t o f t h e p u r c h a s e o f t h e i r l a n d s h a l .
be p a id i n t o a s p e c ia l a c c o u n t o p e n e d in t h e n a m e o f th e T r u s t e e B o a r d .
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A r t i c l e 5 . — (a) A s r e g a r d s t h e c a r r y i n g - o u t o f t h e G h a b r e c l a m a t i o n s c h e m e , t h e H i g h
C o m m issio n e r sh all p r e p a r e th e d r a f t a n n u a l b u d g e t, in c u r e x p e n d itu r e , a d m in is te r t h e fu n d s
a d v a n c e d b y th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l a n d k e e p th e acco u n ts.
(b)
A s re g a rd s th e s e ttle m e n t, th e T ru s te e B o a rd sh all p re p a r e
a n n u al b u d g e t a n d in c u r e x p e n d itu re .
T h e f u n d s a d v a n c e d b y th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l sh all b e
k e p t in t h e c u s t o d y o f a n d s h a l l b e a d m i n i s t e r e d b y t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s of
th e a v a ila b le c re d its . P a y m e n t s s h a ll b e m a d e b y h im o n th e su b m is s io n b y th e T r u s t e e B o a rd
of c e r t i f i e d w a r r a n t s ( m a n d a t s ) .
T h e T r u s t e e B o a r d sh all re g is te r all c o m m it m e n t s to e x p e n d i­
tu re a n d th e w a r r a n t s ( m a n d a ts) p a s s e d to th e H ig h C o m m iss io n e r fo r p a y m e n t sh a ll q u o te a
reference to th e re g is te re d c o m m itm e n t.
A r t i c l e 6. — W h e n t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r s u b m i t s a r e q u e s t t o t h i s e f f e c t t o t h e S e c r e t a r y G e n e ra l, t h e l a t t e r s h a ll m a k e to h i m a d v a n c e s o u t of th e f u n d s p la c e d a t h is d is p o s a l, t h o u g h s u c h
a d v a n c e s m a y n o t a t a n y tim e e x c e e d th e a m o u n t of th e b a la n c e a v a ila b le .
A r t i c l e 7 . — E x c e p t f o r t h e s u b s i d y r e f e r r e d t o in A r t i c l e 2 (d) a b o v e , t h e f u n d s b e l o n g i n g
to t h e L e a g u e o f N a t i o n s it s e l f s h a ll n o t b e d r a w n u p o n e i th e r f o r r e c o v e r a b l e o r ir r e c o v e r a b l e
advances.
A r t i c l e 8 . — S u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f A r t i c l e s 2 (c), (/) a n d (g ), t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r
m a y n o t a t a n y tim e b e p la c e d u n d e r a n o b lig a tio n to m a k e a d v a n c e s o u t of h is o w n fu n d s .
H e sh a ll n o t a t a n y tim e b e b o u n d , o w in g to th e fa c t of h a v in g re g u la r ly u n d e r t a k e n a n y
p a rtic u la r s e c tio n of w o rk , to c o n tin u e s u c h w o r k o u t of h is o w n fu n d s , s h o u ld th e f u n d s p la c e d
a t h i s d i s p o s a l b y t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l p r o v e t o b e in s u f f i c i e n t .
A r tic le 9. — I n r e g a r d t o t h e G h a b r e c l a m a t i o n s c h e m e , t h e H i g h C o m m is s io n e r s h a l l n o t b e
u n d e r a n y o b l i g a t i o n t o p u t i n h a n d a p a r t i c u l a r s e c t i o n o f t h e w o r k (1) u n l e s s h e is s a t i s f i e d t h a t
t h e n e c e s s a r y f u n d s f o r c a r r y i n g o u t i n i t s e n t i r e t y t h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e w o r k c o n t e m p l a t e d w ill b e
a v a i l a b l e i n d u e t i m e ; (2) u n t i l a w o r k i n g c a p i t a l f u n d , r e p r e s e n t i n g 1 0 % o f t h e t o t a l c o s t o f t h e
se c tio n o f t h e w o r k c o n t e m p l a t e d , h a s b e e n c o n s t i t u t e d w i t h t h e H ig h C o m m is s io n e r.
A rtic le 10. — T h e f in a n c ia l r u le s in fo rc e in th e L e v a n t S t a t e s u n d e r F r e n c h m a n d a t e sh a ll
he a p p l i e d a s r e g a r d s b o t h t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e f u n d s p l a c e d a t t h e d i s p o s a l o f t h e H i g h
1 o m m is s io n e r b y th e S e c re ta r y -G e n e ra l a n d th e in c u rr in g of e x p e n d i tu r e b y th e H ig h C o m m iss io n e r
or th e T r u s te e B o a rd .
IV .
E
stim a tes
of
E
x pe n d it u r e
.
A rtic le 11. — W i t h o u t p r e ju d ic e to t h e m o d ific a tio n s w h ic h m a y l a t e r b e a p p r o v e d b y th e
C o m m itte e , t h e g e n e ra l e s t im a te s of e x p e n d i tu r e , a n d th e d i s tr i b u ti o n of th is e x p e n d i tu r e y e a r b y
year, g iv e n in t h e a n n e x , a re c o n s id e r e d a s t h e fin a n c ia l b a s e s of t h e s c h e m e .
th e
d
— 6 —
A r tic le 12. — T h e r e s h a ll b e d r a w n u p e a c h y e a r fo r th e G h a b r e c l a m a t io n s c h e m e a n d fo r
th e s e t t l e m e n t s e p a r a te b u d g e ts , e x p re s s e d in F r e n c h fra n c s , c o v e r in g t h e w h o le of th e o p e r a tio n s
c o n t e m p l a t e d d u r in g t h e y e a r in q u e s tio n f r o m J a n u a r y 1 s t t o D e c e m b e r 3 1 s t.
T hese b u d g e ts
sh all b e d iv id e d in to tw o p a rts , c o rre sp o n d in g to th e tw o h a lf-y e a rs.
T h e se b u d g e ts sh a ll be s u b m itte d to th e C o m m itte e th r o u g h th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l.
W h e n th e a n n u a l b u d g e ts h a v e b e e n a p p r o v e d b y th e C o m m itte e , th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l
sh a ll fo rw a rd th e m to th e H ig h C o m m iss io n e r; h e sh a ll also fo rw a rd to th e T ru s te e B o a r d th e
b u d g e t re la tin g to th e se ttle m e n t.
A r tic le 13. — A t t h e b e g in n in g - o f e a c h h a l f - y e a r , t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l s h a l l a d v i s e t h e
H ig h C o m m issio n e r a n d th e T ru s te e B o a r d w h e th e r th e b u d g e t e s tim a te s of th e s a id h a lf-y e a r
fo r th e r e c la m a tio n s c h e m e a n d th e s e t tl e m e n t re s p e c tiv e ly h a v e b e e n a p p r o v e d b y th e C o m m itte e .
H e s h a ll also in fo rm th e m of th e a m o u n ts o f th e f u n d s a v a ila b le , a n d fo r th is p u rp o s e h e sh all
t a k e i n t o a c c o u n t t h e u n d e r t a k i n g s e n t e r e d i n t o b y t h e G o v e r n m e n t s a n d f u r t h e r s u m s , if a n y ,
wrh i c h h e i s d u e t o r e c e i v e w i t h i n t h e s a m e p e r i o d .
A r ti c le 14. — T r a n s f e r s f r o m o n e c h a p t e r t o a n o t h e r o f t h e a n n e x e d g e n e r a l e s t i m a t e
e x p e n d itu re a n d of th e a n n u a l b u d g e ts sh all re q u ire th e a p p ro v a l of th e C o m m itte e .
V.
A
ccoutancy
and
A
u d it
of
the
A
ccount
of
.
A r t i c l e 1 5 . — T h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r a n d t h e T r u s t e e B o a r d , i n s o f a r a s e a c h is c o n c e r n e d ,
sh all d ra w u p a n d s u b m it to th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l th e m o n th ly , q u a rte rly a n d a n n u a l s ta te m e n ts
c o n t e m p l a t e d in th e fo llo w in g a rtic le s.
A r tic le 16. — M o n t h ly a p p r o p r ia t io n s t a t e m e n t s a n d m o n t h l y c a sh s t a t e m e n t s s h a ll
d r a w n u p b o th in re g a r d to th e re c la m a tio n s c h e m e a n d th e s e ttle m e n t.
(1)
T h e m o n t h l y a p p r o p r ia t io n s t a t e m e n t s s h a ll b e d raw oi u p
b u d g e t e stim a te s a n d sh all in d ic a te :
(«)
(b)
(c)
on th e m o d e l of th e
T h e o rig in a l b u d g e t c re d its ;
T h e e x p e n d itu re in c u rre d ;
T h e a m o u n t s fo r w h ic h w a r r a n t s h a v e b e e n is s u e d .
(2)
T he m o n th ly cash sta te m e n ts
e s tim a te s a n d sh a ll in d ic a te :
(a)
(b)
be
sh all be d ra w n u p
on th e
m odel of th e b u d g e t
T h e a c tu a l re c e ip ts ;
T h e p a y m e n t s m a d e o n t h e b a s is o f w a r r a n t s is su e d .
T h e se s ta te m e n ts sh a ll b e e x a m in e d m o n th ly b y th e T re a s u r y of th e L e a g u e of N a tio n s.
A r t i c l e i y . ■— E v e r y q u a r t e r , t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l s u b m i t t o t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l
a re c a p itu la to ry
s t a t e m e n t of th e m o n t h l y c a sh s t a te m e n ts o f th e p re v io u s q u a r t e r , a n d sh all
a t t a c h t h e r e t o a ll t h e r e l e v a n t d o c u m e n t a r y e v id e n c e , in c lu d in g p a y m e n t w a r r a n t s , in v o ic e s,
sch ed u le s, c o u n te rfo ils, etc . T h e se d o c u m e n ts sh a ll b e s u b m it te d to th e T re a s u r y of th e L e ag u e
of N a ti o n s fo r p r e lim in a r y a u d it.
A r tic le 18. — A f t e r t h e clo se o f e a c h f in a n c ia l p e r i o d a n d o n t h e c o m p le t io n o f t h e sc h e m e ,
r e c a p i t u l a t o r y s t a t e m e n t s o f t h e m o n t h l y s t a t e m e n t s p r o v i d e d f o r u n d e r A r t i c l e 16 s h a l l b e
s u b m itte d to th e S e c re ta ry -G e n era l.
T h e se a c c o u n ts sh a ll b e su b je c te d to c o m p re h e n siv e a u d it b y th e A u d ito r of th e L eague
o f N a t i o n s i n a c c o r d a n c e wTi t h t h e r u l e s r e g a r d i n g t h e f i n a n c i a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e L e a g u e .
VI.
G
eneral
P
r o v isio n
.
A r t i c l e i g . — A n y q u e s t i o n w h i c h c a n n o t b e s e t t l e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s la i d
d o w m i n t h e p r e s e n t R e g u l a t i o n s s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l , w h o w ill r e f e r it
t o t h e C o m m i t t e e , if n e c e s s a r y .
A rtic le 20. — T h e p re s e n t re g u la tio n s m a y b e a m e n d e d a n d c o m p le te d b y th e C o m m itte e
in a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l a n d t h e H i g h C o m m is s io n e r a n d , in so f a r a s t h e p ro v is io n s
r e la tin g to th e s e t tl e m e n t a re c o n c e rn e d , in a g re e m e n t w ith th e T ru s te e B o a rd .
A r t i c l e 2 1 . — T h e C o m m i t t e e s h a l l fix , i n a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r , t h e d a t e
o n W 'h ich t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s s h a l l c o m e i n t o f o r c e e i t h e r a s a w h o l e o r w i t h r e g a r d t o s u c h o f i t s
p r o v i s i o n s a s i t m a y t h i n k fit.
A n n e x to the Fin a ncia l R e g u la tio n s .
TABLE
S H O W IN G
E S T IM A T E D
EXPENSES
ON
ACCOUNT
OF
THE
SETTLEM ENT
OF
T H E A S S Y R IA N S O F IR A Q
IN
S Y R IA
(F re n c h fran cs).
1936
1937
193 8
1939
1,000,000.—
I 0,000,000.—
21,000,000
20,000,000
10,000,000
705,108.50
705,198.50
1,752,000.—
390,000.—
1,577,000.—
780.000.—-
141.000
390.000
140.000
260.000
140.000
130.000
7,i 70,700.—
4.655,95°
2,353,7°°
i , 5 i 8 >45°
250.000
250.000
11,007,898.50
5,436,95°
3,003,700
2,038,450
,000,000.—
500,000.—
500,000
500,000
500,000
1,500,000.—
500,000
500,000
500,000
1935
A.
B.
Ghab Reclamation Scheme:
T o ta l e x p e n d i t u r e ..............................................................................................
Settlement Operations :
E xpenses :
(а) P a y m e n t of a rre a rs of e x p e n d itu re in re sp e ct of the
provisional s e ttle m e n t on th e K h a b u r ........................
(б) C om ple tio n of th e w ork of s e ttle m e n t on th e K h a b u r
of 3,600 A s s y r i a n s ..................................................................
(c) S e ttle m e n t of 2,600 fresh a rriv a ls on th e K h a b u r . . .
(d ) C ost of s e ttle m e n t a n d m a in te n a n c e of 15,000 A ssyrians
in th e G h a b ..................................................................
(e) A d m in is tr a tiv e expenses:
(i) E x p e n s e s a lre a d y in cu rre d b y th e L eague . .
(ii) Salaries, e tc., of c e r ta in o f f i c i a l s .......................
T o ta l e x p e n d i t u r e .......................
5 2 5 ,0 0 0 — 1
250.000.—
2,847,198.50
In c id e n ta l re ce ip ts:
(а) F r o m A s sy rian s before lea v in g I r a q .....................................
(б) D e d u c tio n s from w ages in re sp e ct of m a in te n a n c e . .
T o ta l in c id e n ta l re ce ip ts . . .
I
—
2,847,198.50
9,507,898.50
4.936,950
2 ,5° 3,7° °
T o ta l e x p e n d itu re (A + B ) .............................................................
3,847,198.50
19,507,898.50
25,936,95°
22,503,700
figure.
Subseq ue n t
years
T o ta l
62,000,000
I ,4 I °,397
N e t e x p e n d i t u r e ........................................................
1 A p p ro x im a te
1940
1 ,5 3 8 ,4 5 0
11,538,450
3.750.000
1.950.000
1,006,700
1,184,103
17,889,603
250,000
250,000
525,000
1.500.000
1,256,700
I »434>1°3
27,025,000
—
1.000.000
2.000.000
—
—
3,000,000
1,256,700
1,434,1°3
24,025,000
1,256,700
1,43 4 .IQ3
86,025,000