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‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎28] (351/578)

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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XXV 111
PERSIA—APPENDIX NO. VII—1828.
Article 6 .
With a view to compensate for
the . considerable sacrifices which
the war between the two States
has occasioned to the Empire of
Russia, as well as the losses and
injuries which have resulted there
from to Russian subjects, His
Majesty the Shah of Persia engages
to make good these b)' the payment
of a pecuniary indemnity. It is
agreed between the two high con
tracting parties that the amount
of this indemnity is fixed at ten
crores of tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , or thirty millions
of silver roubles, and that the mode,
time, and guarantee in respect to
the payment of this sum shall be
regulated by a separate arrange
ment.
Article 7.
His Majesty the Shah of Persia,
having deemed it expedient to
nominate, as his successor and heir
presumptive, his august son the
Prince Abbas Mirza, His Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias, with
a view to afford to His Majesty the
Shah of Persia a public testimony
of Ids amicable disposition, and of
his desire to contribute towards the
consolidation of this order of succes
sion, engages to recognize hence
forward in the august person of His
Royal Highness the Prince Abbas
Mirza the successor and heir presump
tive of the Crown of Persia and
to consider him as . the legitimate
Sovereign of that kingdom from the
moment of his accession to the throne.
Article 8.
Russian merchant vessels shall
enjoy as formerly the right of nayi-
Article 6 .
Dans le but de compenser les sac
rifices considerables que la guerre
qui a eclate entre les deux etats a
occasionne a I’Empire de la Russie,
ainsi que les pertes et dommages,
qui en sont resultes pour les sujets
Russes, Sa Majeste le Schah de Perse
s’engage a les bonifier moyennant le
payement d’une indemnite pecunniaire.
II est convenu entre les deux hautes
parties contractantes, que le montant
de cette indemnite est fixe a dix
crores de tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. raidje ou trente
millions de roubles d’argent, et que
le mode, les termes, et les guaranties
du payement de cette somme, seront
regies par un arrangement particulier.
Article 7.
Sa Majeste le Schah de Perse ayant
juge a-propos, de designer pour son
successeur et heritier presomptif son
auguste fils le Prince Abbas Mirza, Sa
Majeste I’Empereur de toutes les Russies,
afin de donner a Sa Majeste le Schah
de Perse un temoignage public de ses
dispositions amicales et de son desir
de contribuer a la consolidation de cet
ordre de succession, s’engage a recon-
naitre des aujourd’hui dans l auguste
personne de son Altesse Royale le
Prince Abbas Mirza, le successeur et
Pheritier presomptif de la couronne de
Perse, et a le considerer comme legitime
Souverain de ce royaume des son avene-
ment au trone.
Article 8.
Les batimens marchands Russes
jouiront, comme par le passe, du droit

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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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