File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎137r] (267/558)

PERSIA— APPENDIX NO. VII 1828.
XXVII
ine the district of Zouvant from that
of Archa, to the limits of Welkidgi,
always conformably to the principle
laid down respecting the course of
the rivers; the district of Zouvant,
w jth the exception of the portion
situated on the opposite side of the
a p ex of the said mountains, shall
thus fall to the share of Russia.
From the limits of the district
of Welkidgi the frontier line between
the two States shall follow the summits
of Klopontz, and the principal chain
of mountains which intersect the
district of Welkidgi, as far as the
northern source of the river called
Astara, always observing the principle
regarding the course of the rivers;
thence the frontier shall follow the
bed of that stream to its embouchure
in the Caspian Sea and complete
the line of demarcation which shall
henceforward separate the respective
possessions of Russia and Persia.
de la cime des dites montagnes, tombera
de la eorte e n partage a la Russie.
A partir de la limite du district de
Welkidgi, la ligne frontidre entre lea
deux 4tats suivra les sommites de
Klopontz, et la chaine principale des
montagnes, qui traversent le district
de Welkidgi, jusqu’a la source septen-
trionale de la riviere dite Astara,
toujours en versant des eaux;—delA
la frontiere suivra le lit de ce fleuve
jusqu’a son embouchure dans la mer
Caspienne, et completera la ligne de
demarcation qui separera dorenavant
les possessions respectives de la Russie
et de la Perse.^
Article 5.
His Majesty the Shah of Persia,
in testimony of his sincere friend
ship for His Majesty the Emperor
of all the Russias, solemnly recog
nizes the present Article, in his own
name and in that of his heirs and
successors to the Throne of Persia,
the appertainment for ever to the
Empire of Russia of all the countries
and the islands situated between the
line of demarcation indicated by the
preceding Article on one side, and the
1 > ( lge of the Caucasian Mountains
and the Caspian Sea on the other,
also the wandering tribes who
inhabit those territories.
Article 5.
Sa Majest4 le Schah de Perse, en
t^moignage de son amiti4 sincere pom
Sa Majeste I’Empereur de toutes les
Russies, reconnoit solennellement pai
le present Article, tant en son nom qu’au
nom de ses heritiers, et successeurs
au trone de Perse, comme appartenant
a jamais a TEmpire de Russie, tons
4 les pays et toutes les iles situees entre
la ligne de demarcation designee par
I’article precedent d’un cote, et la
Crete des montagnes du Caucase et la
mer Caspienne de 1’autre, de memo
que les peuples nomades et autres qui
habitent ces contr4es.