‘Confidential. Persia’ [‎490r] (29/112)

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or Mobarekabad to Tehran, the Russian Govern
ment to form the Company, on conditions profit
able to the commerce of both Governments, and
Persian subjects shall have the right of associa
tion in that Company; and the conditions of this
route-chaussee >J Concession between the Persian
Government and the aforesaid Company shall be
settled and arranged to the mutual, satisfaction
of both parties; and when the conditions of this
Company are being discussed, the Concessions
granted to the Azerbaijan Koad Company will be
brought forward in order that like privileges be
accorded to this Company.
* Julfa is in Russian territory north of Araxes on
road from Tabriz to Erivan.
5 . The Azerbaijan Road Company will he
ordered to complete the cart-road from Tabriz
to Julfa* and from Tabriz to Avachej [?] at the
same time, and the same Company shall be com
manded to speedily repair and facilitate the
Astara-Ardebil road.
6 . The Persian Government accepts that it
should grant to a Russian Company the construc
tion in Persia of railways to anywhere which it
may be advantageous to the commercial interests
of both Governments, and the conditions of the
Act of Concession are to be suitable and to the
satisfaction of both parties, and for the discussion
of this question the aforesaid Company is granted
five years' grace, within which period of five years
no other Company shall be granted permission to
construct railways. After the expiration of this
term, or the signature of the Concession, the
Persian Government is at liberty to grant per
mission to any Company to construct railways, in
any direction. If during these five years Russian
Companies do not wish to construct railways, the
Persian Government is entirely freed from this
its promise and agreement.
In view of the acceptance of the aforesaid
matters, the promise and agreement given to His
Majesty the Emperor on the 14th Jm Hiyiin,
1304, concerning waters and railways, is cancelled
(literally, “loses its credit").
Signed on the Rejeb, 1306, the year of
the
Given to His Excellency Prince Dolgoronki,
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Russian Govern
ment.
(Shah's signature.)
It is correct.
(Signed) The Sultan Nassir-ud-Din
Shah Kajah.
2 In January 1890 two Russian con-
1890. tractors applied for a railway concession in
Secret E., June 1890, Nc«. 7-17, Proceeding Ko. p ers i a an d the Shah communicated tHQ
14 * fact secretly to Sir H. Drummond W olif