File 80/1913 Pt 2 'Persia: Telegraphs' [‎203v] (411/818)

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reduced to shillings and pence ; and hy the British Administration in shillings and pence, the
total being reduced to francs and centimes.
The reduction of these sums shall be calculated at the rate of-
1 Pound sterling — 2o francs. ^
1 Shilling = 1 franc 2o centimes.
1 Penny = 10 centimes.
vtt TVtp balance which may accrue from the quarterly liquidation, m favour of one or
XII. dhe balance u nic itlier i n Turkish pounds, m pounds sterling, or m
other of the administrations ^ ;n favour of -j ie Indian Administration, payment shall
20-franc pieces. Should ti e delegate of that Administration at Constantinople;
b b m l d hYTbeI“lt of tt o«oln Administration, payment shall be made by the
and should it be Director-General of the Ottoman Telegraphs. .
aforesaid delegate to the i) accelerate the operations relating to the reciprocal settle-
XIII. In order to facilitate and ^celerate^t^e A P ]ninistration of 0ttoman telegraphs, the
ment of the quaiteih acco ^ annoint a delegate to reside at Constantinople, the
Indian Government shall ) Ottoman 1 Government shall likewise be entitled to name a
seat of that administration. - Central Telegraphic Administration
delegate for the same pur^seo ^ P ^ ^
infonnation and explanations which they may
rea > r T t; , llp „ a „ e s to or from India may be forwarded indifferently, as may be most
MV ' f tnr he smvice either by the line of Bussorah or by that of Khanakam.
convenient foi the seiAlce ’ , ^ , Ottoman Government shall be m account-current, and
XV. It well Government of India in respect to all
shall have direct admmist . * q{ FaQ or , the p ers ; an r0 ute of Khanakain. Thus
X^clntoetTn" Governments shall not be in account-current, and shall not have direct
the two contiact 0 p • exceT)t [ R respect to payment for those messages only
i m rTTLlftlrehrflhr Persian lines ; so that as regards Indo-European messages,
ihelwo Illdi Contracting Parties shall only account to the Persian Government for the
ipbhie
he High Conti-acting Parties may introduce into it, according as necessity may require such
awrrwi sS tsttt r&TStasr.'S.ta: *•
Sam XVII. The present Convention shall he ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged
at Constantinople as soon as possible.
Done at Constantinople on the 3rd day of September 1864.
(L.S.) Henry Lytton Bulwer.
VII.
Convention concluded with His Majesty the Shah for the construction and
•Supervision of the Telegraph Line, dated 23rd November l»bO.
As Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of. Great Britain and Ireland, and His
Maiesty the King'of ail the Kingdoms of Persia are desirous of regulating the te eg p
communication, between Europe § and India, and of placing this work «n the sur mid
friendly basis, "they have resolved that a_ Convention for that purpose shall he cone
wherefore their Majesties have named as their Plenipotentiaries : ^ i tr
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ; is
EX lS C M^ °* Persia ; His Excellency Mirza Syud
Kl1 And the aforesaid distinguished representatives, after meeting in the capital ° £ Teheran
and perusing and exchanging their letters of full power, and finding them to be in due order,
have concluded the following Articles , T v
Article I. In order to improve the telegraphic communication between Europe an< T . 1 ’
the Persian Government agrees to attach another wire to the poles now standing from Bushire
to Khanakain, and to bring it into working order as soon as possible. I he wi e
solely for international messages sent in European languages.