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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s
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PERSIA.
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[July 2.]
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 1.
Sir G. Lowther to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received July 2.)
(No. 567.)
Sir, Constantinople, June 27, 1913.
WITH reference to my despatch No. 546 of the 19th June, I have the honour to
transmit to you herewith French draft of the article to be inserted in the Turco-Persian
Frontier Convention for the purpose of maintaining' the rights of the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company in any territory that may be ceded by Persia to Turkey under that
instrument.
While taking the English draft enclosed in your despatch No. 176 of the 7th June
as a basis, I have introduced into the French draft certain modifications intended to
secure the objects to which I invited your attention in my above-mentioned despatch.
I have caused this draft to be shown to my Russian colleague, and at his suggestion
made some minor modifications in paragraph (a) to make it clear that the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company do not claim a monopoly of the sale of petroleum. I also complied with
M. de Giers’s request for a copy of the draft, as he said that, in view of the great interest
of Russia in everything^ that concerns the petroleum industry, he must inform his
Government of its scope, which he said he would do by telegraph.
In view of the importance of avoiding delay, I shall be grateful if you would
inform me by telegraph if you find yourself able to authorise me to use this draft as
the basis of discussion with tbe Porte.
I may add that, in spite of the constant and urgent pressure employed by my
Russian colleague, he has not yet succeeded in inducing the new Grand Vizier to
embody in writing the proposals verbally agreed on as regards the frontier in the
Zohab districts.
I have, &c.
GERARD LOWTHER.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Pro jet J Article.
LES hautes parties contractantes etant d’accord que la concession octroyee par la
convention du mois de mai 1901 par le Gouvernement de Sa Majeste Imperiale le
Schah de Perse a William Knox D’Arcy, et actuellement exploitee, en conformite des
dispositions de harticle 9 de ladite convention, par la Anglo-Persian Oil Compamy
(Limited), ayant son siege municipal a Winchester House, Londres (convention
ci-apres designee : ‘la convention,” et dont copie est ci-annexee) reste en pleine force
et vigueur dans toute Petendue des territoires transferes par la Perse a la Turquie en
vertu des dispositions ( ci - a P r ® s designs “ les territoires
transferes ”) ; et desireux ainsi de pourvoir au maintien et a Pexecution integrale dans
lesdits territoires des divers droits et obligations crees par la convention sont
convenues ainsi qu’il suit:—•
(a.) (La Turquie) declare reconnaitre la concession comme maintenue en pleine
force et validite dans les territoires transferes, et que la concession, accordee pai
Particle l er de la convention, constitue un monopole absolu et exclusif dans la limite
des droits acquis par la convention dans toute Petendue des territoires transferes,
aucune concession de meme nature propre a leser ou porter prejudice aux droits et
privileges de la Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Limited) ne sera octroyee a quelque
individu, societe ou association que ce soit. v
( 6 .) Tons les droits, privileges, franchises et autres avantages accordes a la
Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Limited) par (la Perse) en vertu de la convention, et
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