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Khaf, l un pour le lil russe, et I’antre pour ie iil anglais. Alin d’eviter des retards
dans le service des telegramrnes, vu que la ligne une et entiere de Meched a Seistan,
est ainsi divisee en deux lignes distinctes et independantes, le cpmniutateur russe
pourra etre relie an eominutateur anglais.
4. Tons les droits, obligations, et depenses en ce qui regarde I’entretien,
l inspection, le contrdle, et les reparations des lignes se trouvant du ressort de
1’Administration Anglaise incomberont a I'Angleterre, et de cedes se trouvant du
ressort de rAdministration Russe, a la Russie. 11 va de soi qu’il ne s’agit que de
la somme de droits, obligations, et depenses qui revienuent actuelletnent al’Angleterre
on a la Russie sur les lignes respect!ves de Meched-Teheran et Meched-Seistan.
5. hes Gouvernements de la Grande-Bretagne et de la Russie chargeront Jeurs
Representants a Teberan de faire conjointeinent des demarches aupres du Gouverne-
ment Persan a Peffet d’obtenir le consentement de celui-ci aux mesures indiquees
ci-dessus.
Fait a Saint-Petersbourg, en double exemplaire, le 18 (31) Aout
(Signe) A. Ail colson.
I SVOLSK V.
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Agreement between Great Britain and Persia extending the Concessions of the
former for a period of 20 years from 31st January 1925 in return for their
assistance in reconstructing the system of Telegraph Lines in Persian Arabistan
(1913).
No. 1.
8 ?V IP. Toiuhley to Sir Edward (trey. — (Received 2'drd January.)
(No. 0.) Tehran,
Sir, 9th January 1913.
With reference to my telegram No. 9 of the 6 th instant, I have the honour to
forward to you herewith, in translation, copy of a final agreement signed by the
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, with the approval of the Cabinet, providing for the
reorganisation of the Arabistan Telegraph lines and the prolongation of the existing
telegraph conventions to the year 19 15.
The agreement, which appears quite satisfactory, takes tli£ form of a letter from
the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs to the Tehran Director of the Indo-European
Telegraph Department.
As the original agreement was signed by my predecessor, I am putting the
present arrangement on record at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by sending His
Highness Ala-es-Sultaneh a copy of the document communicated to me by Mr. King-
Wood.
1 have the honour to enclose herewith copy of my note in question to the Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
1 have, Ac.,
Walter Townley.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
'Note addressed to Chief Director of Telegraph Department of British (Jovernme)it.
(Translation.)
In reply to your letters on the subject of the repairs to the Arabistan line and
substitution of iron poles for wooden ones, 1 have the honour to inform you that as
the convention referring to this line, dated the 28th lemadi-ul-Ewel, 1337, which
contained 10 articles, had to bo approved by the Medjliss, and acted on accordingly,
and as yet the said agreement has not received the approval of the Medjliss, in order
to avoid any further delay in the repair of the said line, and that the work be
completed in the winter or next spring, I submitted my proposals, together with such
amendments which I considered necessary in the articles of the agreement of 1327, to
the Cabinet Ministers of the Persian Government. In accordance with the approval
of the said respected representatives and this official letter it is permitted that the
Indo-European Telegraph Department, without delay, will take action to renew and
continue the Arabistan line with iron standards according to the following agreement,
so that the work may be completed by the end of the coming spring.
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