'P. 1. 2410/1903. Persia:- Financial Situation. Loans.' [‎236v] (477/1056)

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Le capital prete en yertu cle 1’Acte inscrit au recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. est augmente de 100,000/.
11 est convenu que cette nouvelle avance de 100,000/. formera, avec la somme de
190,000/. qui reste due, une redevabilite totale de 290,000/., remboursable, capital et
interets, en vingt annees, au moyen de vingt annuites egales, etant chacune de
23,270/. 7s., ecbeant le 4 Avril de chaque annee, et pour la premiere fois le 4 Avnl,
1905.
II est egalement convenu—
1. Que le mode de remboursement stipule de la sorte ne pourra £tre modifie
qu’en suite d’un accord accepte par les deux parties. y
2. Que les garanties affectees en vertu de 1’Acte inscrit au recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. du present Acte
restent acquises au remboursement de la dite somme de 290,000/.
Ainsi fait a Teheran, le l er Septembre, 1904.
(Signe) J. NAUS.
J. RABINO.
On the margin of the Persian text His Majesty the Shah lias written with his
own hand—
“His Highness the Sadr Azam. This 100,000/., in addition to the former
200,000/., is in accordance with the text, and is correct.”
The Persian text is sealed by Sultan Abdul Majid, Ain-ed-Dowleh, the
1st September, 1904.
I hereby certify that the above is a correct and true copy of the document
held by us.
(Signed) J. Rabino.
Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
Si?' A. Hardinge to the Mushir-ed-Dowleh.
Your Excellency, Tehran, August 30, 1904.
I HAVP the honour to inform you that I yesterday evening signed, with his
Excellency M. Naus, the “ Regiement Douanier ” provided for by Article V of the
Anglo-Persian Convention of the 9th February, 1903.
Before doing so, I handed to M. Naus the declaration inclosed respecting the
distinction made in the table annexed to the “ Rbglement,” between the Customs of
“ Arabistan ” and the so-called Customs of “the south,” of which his Excellency
took act.
1 am at the same time instructed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to make to your
Excellency the following communication on this subject, on the part of His Majesty’s
Government:—
His Majesty’s Government have received the note from your Excellency dated the
19th June lust, respecting the meaning attached by it to the expression “ Ears and the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .”
They take note of the formal admission made in that note that the intention of the
Persian Government in using that expression was to exclude from the operation of
the Russian Loan Contracts all the Customs of Southern Persia; but they regret that
your Lxcellency’s reply cannot, in other respects, be considered satisfactory.
They deem it unnecessary to recapitulate the views held by His Majesty’s Govern
ment on this question, which have been clearly and definitely expressed, both in Tehran
and m London.
In order, however, to avoid any possibility of misunderstanding, I am instructed to
inform the Persian Government that His Majesty’s Government hold them to their
engagement of October 1897. This engagement is anterior to the Russian Loan
Agreements, and cannot be affected by any of their provisions.
1 am at the same time to state that, as it was admittedly intended by the British
and Persian Governments that the term “ Bars and the Persian Gulf” should include all
the Customs of Southern Persia referred to in the engagement of 1897, His Majesty’s