‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎186] (203/578)

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PERSIA— Telegraphs —NO. XXXT—1379.
Persia ; and His Majesty the King of all the Kingdoms of Persia—His Excellency
Mirza Syed Khan, His Minister for Foreign Affairs, possessor of the Order of
the Royal Portrait adorned with diamonds, and of the blue cordon, and bearer
of the pearled tassel and rod adorned with diamonds, possessor of the Order of
First Serteep with its special cordon, and bearer of the First Order of the White
Eagle with the blue cordon and of the Order of St. Anne of the First Class adorn
ed with diamonds, and the Order of the Mejedieh of the First Class, and of the
First Order of the Iron Crown, and of the First Order of Leopold, and the First.
Order of Danebrog, and the First Order of St. Maurice and Lazare, and the First
Order of the Saviour of Greece, and the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden, and
the Second Order of the Legion of Honour and the First Order of the Osmanieh ;
and the aforesaid distinguished representatives, after meeting in the capital of
Tehran and perusing and exchanging their full powers which were found in good
and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:—
Article 1.
To expedite and facilitate the transmission of international messages, the
English Government will, at its own expense and under the superintendence of
its own officers, erect a third wire, in addition to the two already in operation
between Tehran and Bushire, and will also substitute iron standards for the exist
ing wooden poles. The English Government agrees to substitute the above iron
standards at the rate of five hundred (500) annually; and the Persian Govern
ment engages to pay in ten annual instalments the sum of ten thousand (10,000)
tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. to the English Government towards defraying the expenditure incurred
on these iron posts. During this work the Persian Government engages itself to
render the Superintending Officers every assistance in its power of which they
may stand in need.
Article 2.
Whereas all British subjects in Persia are entitled to the protection of the
Persian Government under the operation of Article XII of the Treaty of Paris of
March 4th, 1857, it is now provided that the British employes of the Telegraph
Department, being charged with public duties, shall be everywhere placed under
the special protection of the local authorities, who shall furnish guards when
necessary and otherwise assure their personal safety.
Article 3.
Until the completion of the third wire provided for by the above Article 1,
the appropriation of the existing first and second wires for local and international
messages shall remain as at present, viz., as retaliated bv Article 8 of tie
Convention of the 23rd November 1865,