'A collection of Conventions and Agreements relating to Telegraphs in Turkey in Asia, Persia, the Persian Gulf, and Mekran' [‎35r] (29/36)

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AAV I.
Agreement between Persia, Russia and Great Britain regarding the Transfer r
l,se byt,ie
OF THE
ROPEAN
No. 1 .
Sir,
No. 169.
Mr. E. Crant Duff to Sir Edtcard Grey.—< Received Oth July.)
Tehran,
,!J: a : e i> , t , he ., 1 ‘ 0n , 0 .T^. f ! rWar ' 11 ‘ e ?" ith , a of an Agreement Wee./the Pemian
Convention of the 23rd November I 860 between the British and Persian Governments
should l bs .Majesty s Government come to such an understanding with the Indo-European
telegraph Company, the conditions underwhich the said line is to be worked will be regulated
by Convention between the Company and the Persian Government.
I am informed by the local Director of the Indo-European Telegraph Company that his
Board, have reason to believe that the German Government have designs on the Tehran-
Kbanikin line, and the enclosed Agreement has been made as a precaution.
I have, &c.,
(Sd.) Evelyn Grant Duff.
Enclosure in above.
Agi eement between the I ersian Government and Indo-European Telegraph Company.
Le Gouvernement de Sa Majeste le Schali n’a aucune objection a ce que TIndo-European
relegraph Company s entende avec le Gouvernement Britannique pour la reprise eventuelle
de la section do Teheran a la frontiere Torque (Kanekine; de la ligne telegraphique qui fait
Tobjet de la Convention convenue le 23 Novembre, I 860 , entre le Gouvernement Persan et le
Gouvernement Britannique.
Dans le cas oil la reprise serait effectuee, les conditions de Texploitation de la dite section
seront reglees par une Convention a conclure entre le Gouvernement Persan et Tindo-
European Telegraph Company.
Ainsi fait en double expedition a Teheran le 14 Join, 1906.
(l.s.) Seal of Atabeg-i-Azam.
(l.s.) Seal of Mushir-ed-Dowleh.
(l.s.) Seal of Russian Legation, certifying authenticity of seals of
Atabeg-i-Azam and Mushir-ed-Dowleh.
(Sd.) A. Baranovsky.
XXVII.
Agreement between the Indo-European Telegraph Company and the Persian Government
PROLONGING THE FORMER’S CONCESSIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS FROM 1ST FEBRUARY
1925 (1906).
No. 1 .
Mr. E. Grant Duff to Sir Eduard Grey.—{Received Sth July.)
No. 173. Gulhek,
Sir, 22nd June 1906.
I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of an Agreement come to on the
14th instant between the Indo-European Telegraph Company and the Persian Government
whereby the Concession held by the Company is prolonged for 20 years. The Company pays
40,000?. down to the Persian Government. This advance will not begin to be repaid until
FJ12. Until then it will accumulate compound interest at 4 per cent, until all the debt owing
by the Persian Government to the Company has been paid. After that the advance of 40,000?.
will be liable to 5 per cent, simple interest.
In the Agreement there are also various conditions regarding the payment of telegrams
sent over the Company’s wire by the Persian Government and private persons.
You will observe that the enclosed Agreement and that regarding the Khanikin line (see
my Despatch No. 169 of the 21st instant) were both registered at the Russian Legation, which