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File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [132r] (257/558)
The record is made up of 1 item (288 folios). It was created in 7 Jul 1927-18 Dec 1931. It was written in English and French. 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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r _ PERSIA—APPENDIX NO. V—1813. X Vli
Article 6.
The whole of the prisoners taken either in battle or otherwise, whether
Christians or of any other religion, shall be mutually exchanged at the expiration
of three months after the date of the signature of the Treaty. The High Con
tracting Parties shall give a sum to each of the prisoners for his expenses, and
send them to Kara Ecclesia ; those charged with the superintendence of the ex
change on the frontiers shall give notice to each other of the prisoners being sent
tc the appointed place, when they shall be exchanged ; and any person who either
voluntarily deserted or fled after the commission of a crime shall have permission
to return to his country, [or] shall remain without molestation. All deserters
who return to their country shall be forgiven by both contracting parties.
Article 7.
In addition to the above articles, the two contracting sovereigns have been
pleased to resolve to exchange Ambassadors, who at a proper period will be sent
to their respective capitals, where they will meet with that honour due to their
rank, and due attention shall be paid to the requests they may be charged to make.
Mercantile agents shall be appointed to reside in the different cities for the purpose
of assisting the merchants in carrying on their trade ; they shall only retain ten
followers; they shall be in no ways molested ; they shall be treated with respect
and attention, and parties of either nation injured in the way of trade may by
their interference have their grievances redressed.
Article 8.
!\ith regard to the intercourse of caravans, the merchants of either country
must be provided with a passport that they may travel either by sea or land w ithout
fear, and individuals may reside in either country fo the purpose of trade so long
as it suits their convenience, and they shall meet with no opposition when they
wish to Tetvjn home. In regard to merchandise and goods, brought from Russia
to Persia, or sent from Persia to Russia, the proprietors may at their own discretion
either sell or exchange them for other property. Merchants having occasion to
complain of failure of payment or other grievances will state the nature of their
cases to the mercantile agents ; or, if there are none resident in the place, they
will apply to the Governor, who will examine into the merits of their representa
tions, and will be careful that no injustice be offered this class of men. Russian
merchants having entered Persia with merchandise will have permission to convey
it to any country in alliance with that State, and the Persian Government will
readily furnish them a passport to enable them to do so. In like manner, Persian
merchants who visit Russia will have permission to proceed to any country in
alliance with Russia. In case of a Russian merchant dying in Persia, and his
goods remaining in Persia, as they are the property of a subject of a friendly State,
fhej shall be taken charge of by the proper constituted authorities, and shall be
delivered over, on demand, to the lawful heirs of the deceased, who shall have
permission to dispose of them. As this is the custom among all civilised nations,
w e can be no objection to this arrangement.
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part concerns the revised narrative for the section regarding Persia [Iran], Seistan [Sistan], Kerman and Persian Baluchistan, and includes extensive interdepartmental correspondence (most of which is dated 1929-1931) discussing the contents of the revised narrative, as well as the question of which treaties and agreements to include alongside it.
The correspondence goes on to cover the requirement for a fresh proof of the revised narrative, following the Government of India's decision (made in consultation with His Majesty's Government) to defer its publication, in order to include references not only to recent events but also to further developments that are expected in the near future.
Most of the part is made up of a copy of the second proof of the revised narrative (ff 24-41) together with copies of numerous related treaties, agreements and correspondence covering the period 1763-1928 (ff 42-216), of which a significant amount is written in French.
The main correspondents are the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the British Legation, Tehran; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
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- File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan'
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- 42r:42v, 44v:46r, 46v:53r, 55r:56r, 59v:60r, 62r:64v, 65r:79v, 81r:83v, 84r:91v, 93v:104r, 111r:120v, 121r:160r, 164r:169v, 173r:206v
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