Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf [‎327r] (653/678)

Art. 10. The Company shall select, according to their wish, places for providing stone,
pebbles, &c., which are required for the buildings on the shore of the gulf. The use of
such places shall be granted gratuitously to the Company.
Art. 11. The Company has the right to possess special steam-launches and boats for
conveying passengers and cargo on the Gulf of Enzeli.
September 8, 1895.
Inclosure 2 in No. 2.
The Shah's Remarks on some of the Articles of the preceding Project.
(Translation.)
(Secret and Confidential.)
IN the first place, with regard to the breakwater, that they are to construct of stone;
its length and breadth must be explained.
Secondly, the tower that they wish to build, which is called “ phart ” by Europeans,
has already been constructed by the Persian Government. Should that tower be
ineffective it may be improved. If it cannot be improved, or if its place is to be changed,
the Persian Government will themselves, on the plan of the engineers, build it, in which
case the Persian Government have to charge lighthouse dues.
Fourthly (paragraph 4, Article 2). It must be explained in detail what is the neces
sary apparatus for unloading cargo from the ships.
Fifthly (paragraph 5, Article 2). “To prepare store-houses for storing merchandize.”
Provision on this question has been made in the Commercial Treaty. What need is there
of mentioning it in this ?
Sixthly (paragraph 6, Article 2). With regard to a place for embarking. It must be
clearly explained how they wish to build it, and it must be limited, and the limits clearly
known. A vague question cannot be sanctioned.
Also with regard to the wording of “ to construct bridges from the eastern side of the
Enzeli Lagoon to the point where it joins the Enzeli-Kazvin “ chaussee ” road in order to
give passage to water, fish, and boats.” This cannot be understood. What is the
meaning of arched bridges for water and fish. The intention is not clear.
With regard to the 4th Article. The Regulations must be put forward independently
of this project. They will be sanctioned if it is not injurious to consent to them.
With reference to the 6th Article which they have inserted regarding the rights of
charging lighthouse dues. This charge is the right of the Persian Government, who will
also construct the lighthouse.
The period of the Concession is to be seventy-five years.
Regarding the Customs, it should be inserted in Article 8, that the Customs officials
should have the right to examine the things that nothing else should be imported except
machines and apparatus.
With regard to the 9th Article, the place they ask for has no relative connection
with the work of dredging. It appertains to the construction of the road. What ought
to have been written in the Turkmanchai Treaty is written, and also what bad to be
inserted in the road Concession is written.
Whatever refers to the works of dredging should be written in this. It must be made
clear what is the intention of writing this Article.
With regard to the 10th Article. It should be made clear what sort of a building
they want to construct. If the building is for their own residence, in accordance with the
Treaty they have either to hire or purchase as many buildings as are necessary. AY hat is
the use of constructing a house about which they write.
With regard to the 11th Article. There are as many steam-launches and boats as
are required on the Enzeli Lagoon belonging to Beglar Begi and the natives of Enzeli;
nevertheless, should these be insufficient, the Persian Government will purchase some
from the Russian Government for work in order that the Company may not suffer on
account of their deficiency.