File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎32v] (58/558)

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PERSIA.
In the same year the Shah issued a proclamation* * * § promising protec-
tion of their property to all his subjects: and the Persian Government
announced, in a circular t, the opening of the Karun River to the
merchant shipping of all nations.
In 1885 the cultivation by Persians of certain lands at Hashtadan
pn the Hari Rud frontier led to a protest from the Government of
lALfghanistan, the Amir claiming the lands in question as part of his
'dominion^ The British Government offered (by virtue of the Gth article
of the Treaty of Paris of 1857) to act as arbitrator between the two
(Countries in the question at issue. The offer was accepted and General
JMacLean was deputed to act as arbitrator. In 1888 he proposed an
arrangement + for the settlement of the disputed frontier, which was
accepted by the two Governments. The demarcation was completed in
11891.
In 1889 the Persian Government at length agreed to the appointment
of foreign Consuls at Meshed, and the Russian and British Governments
at once named Consuls-General there.
In 1890, owing to the rivalry existing between the British and Russian
Governments regarding railways, the Shah made an agreement § with
the Russian Government that no railways should be built in Persia
during the next ten years.
Nasir-ud-Din Shah was murdered in 1896, and was succeeded by his
second son Muzafiar-ud-Din.
In 1901 Persia concluded a commercial treatyll with Russia, by
iwhich a detailed tariff was substituted for the flat rate of 5 per cent,
that had been in force since 1828, under Article 3 of the Separate
[Compact annexed to the Treaty of Turkmanchai (Appendix No. VII).
“ a, WIXUUCIUIUI veil lion ^i>0. A.A-) witn
Great Britain. This also included a detailed tariff, in place of the
general most favoured nation clause of the commercial Treaty of
1841 (No. XIII) which had been confirmed by Article 9 of the Treaty of
Pans of 1857 (No. XVIII).
ion ? 11 1 j° G Muzaffar - ud * r)in Shah granted a Constitution. He died in
1967 and was succeeded by his son Mohammed Ali Shah who in 1909
Knvr ^ ai1 ^ son > Ahmed Mirza. On the 31st August
,T yti a - B / ltl8 1 h 1 and Rus8iai1 Governments signed a Convention (No.
H - ’] 71 C ’ W 16 a ® rm ^ n 8 ih 6 independence and integrity of Persia,
^ t e country into three “ zones of influence ”—a Russian zone
* Appendix No. XX.
+ Appendix No. XXI.
I Appendix No. XXII.
§ Appendix No. XXIII.
ff Appendix No. XXIV.