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File 200/1928 Pt 10 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations. Treaty Negotiations' [‎429r] (858/868)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (432 folios). It was created in 24 Jan 1934-5 Aug 1936. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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(£)—Article XIII.
Each of the High Contracting Parties, recognising the exceptional circum
stances obtaining during the world war, agrees not to pursue against the other
claims, other than those in respect of contractual obligations, which were directly
^Mue to those circumstances and which arose out of acts done or events taking
place between the dates of the 4th August, 1914, and the 22nd February, 1921.
2. The High Contracting Parties agree that all other claims of one of the
High Contracting Parties which have been formally presented to the other High
Contracting Party before the 1st January, 1928, shall be settled in the manner
provided for in the annex to the present Article.
3. Each of the High Contracting Parties agrees not to pursue against the
other any claim arising out of events taking place before the 1st January, 1928,
and not formally presented to the other High Contracting Party before that date.
Annex to Article XIII.
A rticle 1.
All claims which either High Contracting Party desires to present for
settlement in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 'XIII shall be notified to
the other not later than six months from the date of the entry into force of the
T reaty.
A rticle 2.
Unless all claims notified by one High Contracting Party to the other in
accordance with the preceding paragraph are settled within'a period of one
year from the date of the coming into force of the Treaty, all unsettled claims
shall be submitted to an arbitral tribunal composed of three members, who shall
be appointed in the following manner: one member appointed by the Imperial
Persian Government, one member appointed by the Government of the United
Kingdom, and one member, who shall preside, appointed by the President of the
Permanent Court of International Justice from persons who are not nationals
of either of the High Contracting Parties.
Article 3.
The Arbitral Tribunal shall hold its first session at Geneva not later than
two years from the entry into force of the Treaty, and shall hear, examine and
decide all claims submitted to it. Its decisions shall be taken by majority vote.
Article 4.
The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power of deciding any differences
relating to the question whether a claim is one in respect of which it has juris
diction under the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article XIII of the Treaty and
Articles 1 and 2 of this Annex, or whether it is excluded under the provisions of
paragraph 1 of Article XIII of the Treaty.
Article 5.
Each of the High Contracting Parties agrees to regard the awards of the
arbitral tribunal as final and to give full and immediate effect thereto.
All sums of money awarded by the tribunal on account of any claim shall be
paid to the High Contracting Party by whom the claim is made on a date to be
agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties, or in default of any such
agreement on the day which follows the expiry of twelve months from the date
of the conclusion of the final session of the tribunal. If sums are payable under
the awards of the tribunal by both High Contracting Parties, the said payments
shall be made by both High Contracting Parties on the same date and at the
same time.
They further agree that all claims which might have been presented under
Article 1 of this Annex and have not been so presented shall be considered as
absolutely and irrevocably settled for the future.
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This volume contains correspondence regarding wide-ranging negotiations that took place between the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Legation in Tehran, the aim of which was the agreement of a bilateral treaty between the British and Persian [Iranian] governments in order to resolve a number of outstanding issues including the status of Basidu.

In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following documents:

  • 'Speech by His Imperial Majesty the Shah at the Majlis on the Day of its Reopening for the Tenth term, Khordad 5, 1314 June 6,1935); (folio 34)
  • 'Memorandum by Mr. Eden upon a Conversation at Geneva on May 22, 1935, with M. Kazemi, the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, respecting Anglo-Persian relations' (folio 45)
  • 'Anglo-Persian Relations. Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen's conversation with Persian Minister.' (folios 119-122)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1. on Thursday, 25th October, 1934, at 3.30 p.m.' (folios 130-137)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of the Thirty-fifth meeting of the Sub-Committee, held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1., on Friday, October 12th, 1934, at 3,30 p.m.' (folios 151-168)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Bahrein. Memorandum by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.' (folio 169)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held in the Room of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, House of Commons, S.W.1, on Monday, June 11th, 1934, at 4.0 p.m.' (folios 261-276)
  • 'Relations with Persia. Admiralty Memorandum', 1934 (folios 284-289)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Persian Policy. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India', 1934 (folios 290-291)
  • 'Persia. Memorandum by Sir R. Vansittart' Foreign Office, 1934 (folios 316-317)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held in Conference Room 'A', No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, SW1, on Friday, May 4th, 1934, at 3.45 p.m.' (folios 355-378)
  • 'Proposed Anglo-Persian General Treaty. Position reached on January 17, 1934' (folios 417-431).

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (432 folios)
Arrangement

The subject 200 (Anglo-Persian Treaty Negotiations) consists of eight volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1250-1257. The volumes are divided into ten parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, parts 3, 4 and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6 and 7 comprising the fifth volume, and parts 8, 9 and 10 comprising one volume each.

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 433; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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