Coll 28/71 ‘Persia. Wireless Stations operated by the I. & I. C. Ltd. in Persia.’ [‎119r] (237/467)

Article 4.
• ■ i. The Persian Government will permit an agent appointed by
the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of India
to maintain and work until the 1st March, 1945, the submarine cable
offices at Bushire, llenjam, Jask and Chahbar, as well as the part of
the Jask—Gwadur line which is in Persian territory.
•2. Ihe Persian Government will allow instruments and stores
required for the land-line, cable offices and cables to be admitted free
of customs and all other duties.
Lhe above-mentioned agent will, however, be responsible for
all expenses of administration and upkeep in connexion with the land
line, cable offices and cables under his control. The agent’s repair-
sliip will visit the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from time to time according to the needs
of the cables worked by him. During these visits the agent will do
everything possible with the staff and material available to assist the
Persian Government by effecting at their expense any repairs necessary
to the cable portion of the Bandar-Abbas-Henjam line.
4. It is understood that the cable administration will not directly
accept in Persia any telegram for any destination and will not deliver
telegrams direct to the recipients. Such functions will be performed
exclusively by the Persian Telegraph Administration, which will for
this purpose establish telegraph stations at Henjam, Jask, Chahbar and
Gwatar. The Persian administration shall be responsible for main
taining communication between their offices and the system operated
by the agent.
5. The agent will transmit free of charge telegrams between the
local Persian authorities, and will charge on other local communications
a fixed rate of 20 gold centimes a word over the whole extent of the
Bushire-Chahbar cable. He will share the proceeds of such charges
equally with the Persian Government.
6 . International traffic passing in either direction between the
agent’s system and that of the Persian Telegraph Administration
shall be subject to international rates. Persia will, however, levy no
charge on traffic passing between Iraq and India over the land-line and
cables operated by the agent, whether such traffic originates in, is
destined for. or is in transit through these countries.
Article 5.
The high contracting parties agree to engage in discussions
between the 1st March, 1948, and the 1st March, 1945, respecting the
regime to come into force on the latter date.
Article 6.
1 . The present agreement shall replace all existing agreements
between the high contracting parties relating to telegraph questions,
except the general International Telegraph Conventions to which the
high contracting parties'are* parties.*