'A collection of Conventions and Agreements relating to Telegraphs in Turkey in Asia, Persia, the Persian Gulf, and Mekran' [‎28v] (16/36)

XVI.
Agreement between the British and Persian Governments to prolong, until
31 st January 1925, the Convention of 2nd December 1872, respecting Telegraphic
Communication between Europe and India through Persia. Signed in the English
and Persian Languages at Tehran, 7th January 1892.
It is hereby agreed between the Undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective
Governments, that the Convention signed at Tehran on the second of December, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-two, for continuing the system of telegraphic communication
between Europe and India through Persia, shall remain in force until the thirty-first of January,
one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.
Done at Tehran, this seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two,
being equivalent to the sixth day of Jemadi as-Sani, one thousand three hundred and nine.
(l.s.) Frank C. Lascelles.
(l.s.) Signature of the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Note. —For Agreement extending the above (Conventions up to 31st January 1945, see
No. XXX.
XVII,
Translation of a Telegraphic Convention between Russia and Persia,
24th May 1879 (E. Temade es Sanee, 1296).
The Government of His Imperial Majesty of all the Russians having determined to
connect their military commands across the Caspian with those in Russia by a telegraph line
in conjunction with telegraph wire now existing in Persia, is desirous to construct a line
for this object from Chekishler to Astrabad ; therefore the undersigned have agreed upon
the following articles.
Article I. The Government of His Imperial Majesty of Russia will at their own cost
construct a telegraph line from Chekishler to the town of Astrabad, so that it may be there
connected with the Persian Telegraph lines.
II. The Government of His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia sanctions the construction
of that part of the line which may be in Persian territory between Chekishler and Astrabad.
The Russian Government will previously inform that of Persia which route maybe chosen
for that part of the line, and the Persian Ministers will then immediatelv grant leave for
its construction.
HI. I he Persian Ministers will not consider themselves entitled to anv recompense or
compensation for the construction of that part of the line between Chekishler and Astrabad
which may be in I ersian territory, and they also engage hot to claim custom duty for anv
matenal or implements which may be necessary for the construction and keeping in repair of
th is part of the line to be constructed between Chekishler and Astrabad.
i ’ f ^ !l IUSle ! S 0i ^s^ajesty the Shah undertakes as far as in them lies to protect
such part o the telegraph line from Chekishler to Astrabad as mav be in Persia whether
order5thatts™o saydUelploitatfon! 1011 ^ en « a S e t0 keep it in working
° f - reP r ing ‘ he whole ? f , the ‘elegrapk line from Chekishler to Astrabad will
rest witii the Russian Government until the expiration of this Convention
messaUtfm r n! h R.! r ! ?tl0n . 0 ,- the tele f a P h lil1e from Chekishler to Astrabad any telegraph
transnfftm bvtUpf'' . ,° ns °'l r' e east « r “ '' oast of ' llle Caspian will be received and
anfieerint te L,7T an ‘T,. The Pereian Ministers consent to the transmission
or (anv other Fo2?A P iV " 688 * 1 ?* 8 ^ ‘ ^ P " 5 '" 1 tele 8 ra ph lines whether they be in Russian
Russian TeWrmh ~'\V 01 111 (‘ypher; land) to give permission for the stationing of
wWier ttfmav f?r rS * l*™*? Tela « ra P h Stations from Julfa up to Astrabad itself, and
without delay " ( ecme< rec l ll]Slte ^ or the transmission of messages in due order and
Teleeranh Stotionhbv vpJ'n'^ .*l le ? us ?l a ' 1 signallers who may reside in the Persian
Persian and
F vanes.
From STi 6 ZiZtr ° f 20 WOrClS fr0m Astrabad to J " lfa
I ' r C^Dm a n Ce t S n , T t i Veen Rus f an , stations 0,1 tIle eastern side of the'
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Put from Russian Telegraph stations to the south of Tehran -