File 80/1913 Pt 2 'Persia: Telegraphs' [‎209r] (422/818)

9 . Up to and until the term of the Anglo-Persian Convention of the 23rd of November
1865 shall have expired, the Concessionnaires hereby renounce the right of participating in
the receipts on account of any international telegram sent from Julfa 1 to Bendar-Bouschir , 2
or vice versa. The Concessionnaires shall not therefore receive anything for the transmission
of the Indo-European telegrams between Djoulfa and Teheran up to the term above mentioned,
but on condition that the present rate, as fixed by the Russo-Persian Convention of the
loth of August 1864, is in no way raised during the present concession.
After the term of the Anglo-Persian Concession hereinbefore mentioned shall have expired,
the Teheran-Shiraz-Bendar-Bouschir line shall be handed over to the Concessionnaires unless
the Persian Government shall before that time have entered into a new convention with the
English Government with respect to said line. In the first case, the conditions in the present
Concession shall apply equally to the Teheran-Bendar-Bouschir line, with the only difference
that a conducting wire shall be placed at the disposal of the Government every day for the
space of ten hours for Persian correspondence. The Persian Government will employ their
own clerks in such service, and settle the details thereof with the Concessionnaires. In the
event of the Teheran-Bendar-Bouschir line being handed over by the Concessionnaires, the
latter hereby undertake to pay to the Persian Government, for each Indo-European telegram of
20 words, the sum of 2 francs. The charge for half telegrams shall also be reduced to one-half.
For telegrams containing more than 20 words, there shall be paid one-half franc for each 5
additional words over and above 20. If, on the other hand, the Persian Government should
enter into another arrangement with England in respect of the said line, then the Concessionnaires
shall become entitled to one-third (|) of the charge which may be fixed upon for telegrams
between Djoulfa and Bendar-Bouschir, but which shall, however, never exceed ten francs and
a half. The Persian Government hereby engage to transmit by the Teheran-Bendar-Bouschir
line the half telegrams of 10 words for one-half the rate of a telegram of 20 vrords. For their
own telegrams concerning the administration of the line, the Concessionnaires shall not be
required to pay anything. Should the tariffs on the other lines be modified, the Concessionnaires
hereby undertake to pay to the Persian Government integrally 2 francs for each telegram, and
the Persian Government reserves to itself the right of either claiming 2 francs for each telegram
of 20 words, or then a fixed annual sum of 12,000 “ tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .” The Concessionnaires in this
respect shall be bound to abide by the choice of the Persian Government.
10. The Persian Government reserves to itself the right of taking such measures as seem
fit in order to secure the exact observance of the present Concession, but in such a manner,
however, as not to trammel or delay the transmission of messages. The Government shall
likewise have the right of causing the day books and accounts or reports of the Concession
naires to be produced by an officer specially delegated for the purpose, and whose appointment
shall be previously notified.
11. The Persian Government shall have the right on payment of the rate established by
the Persian tariff of causing to be transmitted by the Concessionnaires’ lines its telegrams.
The Concessionnaires hereby undertake to put up on their own posts between Djoulfa and
Teheran the new wdre for the Government and to keep it in repair, during the whole term of
the present Concession. The cost of repairing if not exceeding the sum of 300 “ tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
annually, shall be defrayed by the Concessionnaires. Anything exceeding that sum, after
having been verified by an officer of the Persian Government, in concert with a person duly
appointed by the Concessionnaires, shall be paid by the Persian Government. The cost of
purchase, fixing and settling up of the iron posts shall be defrayed by the Concessionnaires.
Should the Government wire be interrupted for a period exceeding three days, the Con
cessionnaires shall be bound to place at the disposal of the Government one of their own wires
until the line shall have been put in working order, without claiming any indemnity on that
account.
12. The accounts between the Concessionnaires and the Government shall be settled
quarterly. In the event of any payments due to the Government not being effected within
three months after each settlement of accounts, the Government shall have the right of
sequestering the property of the Concessionnaires until final payment thereof. The Con
cessionnaires shall be bound to have, at their own expense, a special agent at Teheran with
the object of facilitating their relations with the Persian Government.
13. The duration of the Concession is hereb} 7- fixed at 25 years, to reckon from the day in
which the telegraphic communication shall commence on the line. On the expiration of said
term the privilege shall cease, and the Concessionnaires will be required to come to an
arrangement with the Government, should they wish to continue their enjoyment of the Indo-
European Telegraph. In the event of an agreement not having been come to on the subject,
all the line which mav have been erected by virtue of the present Concession shall be handed
over in good condition to the Persian Government without any indemnity.
14. Should the Concessionnaires have put up any new conductors during the term of the
Concession, in order to increase the transmitting capacity of the line, and no airangement
1 Bead “ Djoulfa:’ 2 Bushire.
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