File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎140r] (273/558)

. .. .
PERSIA— APPENDIX NO. VII-1828.
xxxiii
taw* to settle in the Khanate
. Karabagh and Nacktchivan, as
“'n ast the portion of the Khanat
of Erivan situated on the right bank
° tlie Araxes. It « understood
h0Wever , that this clause .s no^ and
tall not be, obligatory except >n
rmT d to individuals invested with a
public character, or of a certain
dignity, such as Khans, Begs, and
Spiritual Chiefs or Mollahs, whose
personal example, instigations, and
clandestine communications might
have a prejudicial influence on their
old campatriots. As far as concerns
He mass of the population in the
two countries, it is agreed between
the high contracting parties that
their respective subjects who might
have already passed, or who may
hereafter pass, from one State into
the other, shall be free to settle or
sojourn wherever the Government
under whose authority they may
place themselves shall deem proper.
Per sans s’etablissent, on restent &
demeure, dans les Khanats de Karabaugh
et de Nacktchivan, ainai que dans la
partie du Khanat d’Erivan situee anr
la rive droite de 1’Araxe. II eat entendu
toutefoia que cette clanae n’est et ne
sera obligatoire qu’k l’4gard d’individua
rev Hub d’un caractere public, ou de
certaine dignity tela que lea Khans, lea
Begs, et lea Chefs apirituela ou Mollahs,
dont I’exemple personnel, lea instiga
tions, et lea intelligences clan destines
pourraient exercer une influence
abusive aur leura anciena compatriotes
adminiatr^a, ou vaaaaux. Pour ce qui
concerne la masse de la population
dans lea deux pays, il eat convenu entre
lea hautea parties contractantes que
lea aujeta reapectifa qui auraient paaae,
ou qui pasaeraient & 1’avenir d’un etat
dana 1’autre, seront libres de a etablir,
ou de sejourner partout oh le trouvera
bon le Gouvernement, sous la domina
tion duquel ils ae seront places.
Article 15.
With the benevolent object of
restoring tranquillity to their States,
and removing from their aubjects
all that can aggravate the evils
inflicted on them by the war to which
the present Treaty has so happily
put an end, His Majesty the Shah
grants a full and entire amnesty to
all the inhabitants and functionaries
of the Province called Azerbijan.
None of them without any exception
shall be persecuted or molested for
his opinions, acta, or conduct, either
during the war, or during the tem
porary occupation of the said Pro
vince by the Russian troops. There
shall be granted to them farther the
term of one year from this date to
Article 15.
Dans le but bienfaiaant et aalutaire
de ramener le calme dana aea Hats et
d’ecartor de ses sujeta tout ce qui
pourrait aggraver les maux qu’a deja
attires sur eux la guerre h, laquelle le
present traite a mis ai heureuaement
fin, Sa Majesty le Schah accorde une
amneatie pleine et entiere, a tous lea
habitans et fonctionnairea de la Pro
vince dite Azerbijan. Aucun d’eui
sana exception de categorie, ne pourra
Hre ni poursuivi, ni moleste pour sea
opinions, pour sea actea, ou pour la
conduite qu’ll aurait tenue, soit pendant
la guerre, soit pendant 1’occupation
temporaire de la dite Province par lea
troupes Russes. II leur sera accordd,
en outre, le terme d’un an, dater de ce