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deposited at the archives of the Imperial Divan, and the other has been
handed over to the Cbmpany.
Done on the 14th of Redjeb, one thousand two hundred and eighty-seven.
Seen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sublime Porte as a
translation conformable with the original in the Turkish language.
Constantinople the 28th/9th November one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
The Grand Chancellor and Dragoman of the Imperial Divan.
A. A arif. (l.S.)
Sultan’s Firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). authorising Newall Concession.
. November 1870.
On the application of the “Newall Company” to my Government, I
grant to the said Company the laying of the following two submarine cables,
one for its own account, namely :—
From Canea to Rethymo,
From Rethymo to Candia,
From Candia to the Cape of Sidero,
From Cape Sidero to Scarpantho,
From Scarpantho to Rhodes, and
From Chio to Tchesme.
The said cables will not be guaranteed in any way whatever, but on the
part of the Ottoman Government will be given, but for once only, a subsidv
of 41,000b J
The Company “ Newall ” is authorised to undertake also to lay down and
establish for the account of my Government, and upon condition on their
being worked by the Telegraph Administration, the submarine cables in the
localities herein-after specified for the price of 41,000b
From Cyprus to Latakia,
From Rhodes to Marmaris,
From Scala Nuova to Samos,
From Metelin to Aivaly.
This concession will be for the period of 50 years, and, with the view of
a control over the correspondence of my Government, the Director of
Telegraphs will appoint a delegate in every station, and the said Company
is to submit to the present and future regulations on the subject of
correspondence.
Whenever the Government shall deem it expedient, the lines from Rhodes
to Canea will be served by Government officials, upon condition, however,
of rendering an account of private despatches, and in such event the Com
pany will have the right to appoint _ a clerk, who is to examine the accounts
of the sums received, and to verify the degree of propagating power of
electricity employed.
The sum of 82,000b for both sections will be paid in the following
manner, namely 10 , 000 b on the beginning, and the remainder in six instal
ments of 12 , 000 b each, payable during 18 months.
The present agreement, having been discussed and examined in detail
by my Council of Ministers, has been submitted to our Imperial sanction,
and the present firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). was granted to the Company “Newall” on the
condition that the clauses contained in the contract passed between the
Company and the Minister of Public Works will be fully observed.
Given the 14th Redjeb 1287.
II. Convention regarding Constantinople-Odessa Cable concluded between
Turkish and Russian Governments in 1871.^
Article 1 .
Les points d’atterrissement du cable sous-marin sur les ravages de la Thrquie
et de la Russie seront determines d’apres une entente entre les administrations
* This Convention, with eight additional articles, formed the basis of an Agreement between
the darkish Government and the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, which was
concluded in 1872. This latter document has not been printed, as a further concession, embodying
the whole agreement, was concluded between the Turkish Government and the Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance Company in 1873, see No. III.