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‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎124] (141/578)

The record is made up of 1 volume (289 folios). It was created in 1933. 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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124
PERSIA—NO. XXI—1907.
by British forces shall cease after the payment of three annual instalments of the
indemnity of 25,00,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , provided that the trade marts mentioned in Article
II of that Convention have been effectively opened for three years, and that in
the meantime the Thibetan authorities have faithfully complied in all respects
with the terms of the said Convention of 1904. It is clearly understood that if
the occupation of the Chumbi Valley by the British forces has, for any reason,
not been terminated at the time anticipated in the above Declaration, the British
and Russian Governments will enter upon a friendly exchange of views on this
subject.
The present Convention shall bo ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at
St. Petersburgh as soon as possible.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present
Convention and affixed thereto their seals.
Done in duplicate at St. Petersburgh, the 18th (31st) August 1907.
A. Nicolson.
ISWOLSKY.
(Ratifications exchanged on 23rd September 1907.)
(Translation).
St. Petersburgh, August 18 (31), 1907.
M. le Ministre,
With reference to the Arrangement regarding Thibet, signed to-day, I have
the honour to make the following Declaration to Your Excellency :—
“ His Britannic Majesty’s Government think it desirable, so far as they are
concerned, not to allow, unless by a previous agreement with the Russian Gov-
ernm 3nt, for a period of three years from the date of the present communica
tion, the entry into Thibet of any scientific mission whatever, on condition that
a like assurance is given on the part of the Imperial Russian Government.
His Britannic Majesty s Government propose, moreover, to approach the
Chinese Government with a view to induce them to accept a similar obligation
for a corresponding period ; the Russian Government will, as a matter of course,
take similar action.
^t the expiration of the term of three years above mentioned His Britannic
Majesty s Government will, if necessary, consult with the Russian Government
as to the desirability of any ulterior measures with regard to scientific expeditions
to Thibet.”
I have, etc.,
A. Nicolson.

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The volume is the fifth edition of volume 13 of a collection of historic treaties, engagements and sanads (charters) relating to India and its neighbouring countries, namely Persia and Afghanistan. This volume, originally compiled by Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, was revised in 1930 and published in 1933 by the Manager of Publications in Delhi, under the authority of the Government of India.

Part 1 of the volume contains treaties and engagements relating to Persia and dating from between 12 April 1763 and 10 May 1929. The treaties refer to: trade agreements; foreign relations; prohibition and suppression of the slave trade; sovereignty and status of Persian regions; frontier negotiations; foreign concessions; telegraph lines. Part 2 of the volume contains treaties and engagements relating to Afghanistan and dating from between 17 June 1809 and 6 May 1930. The treaties relate to: foreign relations; the establishment of boundaries and frontier negotiations; peace treaties; commercial relations; import of arms. A number of appendices follow part 2, which contain the text of treaties relating to both Persia and Afghanistan.

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1 volume (289 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged into two parts covering Persia and Afghanistan respectively, as are the appendices at the end of the volume. Each part is divided into a number of chapters, identified by Roman numerals, and arranged chronologically, from the earliest treaties to the most recent. At the beginning of each part is a general introduction to the treaties and engagements that follow.

There is a contents page at the front of the volume (ff 4-8) which lists the geographical regions and treaties. The contents pages refers to the volume’s pagination system. There is a subject index, arranged alphabetically, at the end of the volume (ff 277-87) which also refers to the volume’s pagination system.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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 (except for the front cover where the folio number is on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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