‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎29] (46/578)

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PERSIA— Telegraphs. 29
addition to the lines of telegraph already established in virtue of previous
engagements, a line of three wires should he constructed by the Persian
Government from Kashan to the Baluchistan frontier via Ye/d and
Kerman. Phis line, generally known as the “ Central Persia Line ”,
was opened for traffic in 1907, when it was leased to the Indo-Euro
pean Telegraph Department at an annual rental of four per cent, on the
capital cost of its construction. Three-quarters of the total annual ren
tal was retained by the Indo-European Telegraph Department against
the advance made for the construction of the line, which the Persian
Government hoped to liquidate by the financial year 1940-41 after which
date the full rental of four per cent, would he payable to Persia. Under
Article 10 of the Convention it was agreed that the Persian Government
were to he provided with an additional wire along the existing line
between Tehran and Kashan: but, when this line was examined, it was
found that another line of posts would he necessitated. The Persian
Minister of Telegraphs accordingly authorised the construction of a
second line from Tehran to Kashan on which three wires were erected,
one for the use of the Persian Government and two for the Indo-European
Telegraph Department. The cost of this Tehran to Kashan line was
included in the account for the construction of the Central Persia Line
presented to the Persian Government, and its lease was due to expire at
the same time as that of the section from Baluchistan to Kashan.
The Central Persia Line as originally constructed crossed the frontier
between Persian and British Baluchistan at Dorai, and was connected
with Robat in British Baluchistan. In 1918, however, as a war measure,
the line was diverted from Dorai to Duzdap to meet a railway telegraph
line from Mirjawa to Duzdan. These sections were for some time under
the control of the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Deoartment; hut in
1924 and 1925 respectively they were placed under the control of the
Indo-European Telegraph Department.
Sistan-Meshed Line. The telegraph line from Sistan to Meshed
was constructed in 1902-03 by the Persian Telegraph Administration
with the assistance of the Russian Government, who in 1906 assumed
the maintenance and control of this line. During the Great War.
however, its control passed to British troops, and on their withdrawal
to the Indian Telegraph Administration. In 1924 it was handed over to
the Persian Government, who promised to pay 40 per cent, of the
expenses incurred by the British Government, in two yearly instalments.
Henjain-Bandar Abbas Line. In 1905 an Agreement (No. XXKIV)
was concluded between Great Britain and Persia for the construction of
a line of telegraph to connect the Indo-European Telegraph Depart
ment’s station at Henjam with Bandar Ahhas across the island of
Qishm, at a cost not exceeding Rs. 75,000 : and payment was guaranteed
by the Persian Government. On completion and when the cost of oon-
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