ملف ١٩٢٦/٣٩٣٩ الجزء ٥ "تنقيح معاهدات أيتشيسون: بلاد فارس، وسيستان، وكرمان وبلوشستان الفارسية" [ظ‎‎١‎٤‎٦] (٥٥٨/٢٨٦)

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PERSIA—APPENDIX NO. X—1847.
APPENDIX No. X.
. Translation of Articles of Agreement concluded at Erzeroom and signed
by the Turco-Persian Commissioners on the 31 st May 1847.
Article 1.
The two Mahomedan Governments will settle that all pecuniary claims, ex
cepting those mentioned in the fourth article, shall be abandoned.
Article 2.
The town and port of Mohammerah, and the island of Khiza, with the anchorage,
as well as so much of the eastern bank of the Shut-el-Arab as is occupied by tribes
confessedly belonging to Persia, are to remain in the possession of Persia, besides
which Persians will enjoy the complete liberty of navigating the Shut-el-Arab,
from its mouth to the point of contact of the two frontiers. Soolumaneeyeh will
remain in the possession of Turkey. In regard to Nohab, the Persian Government
settles that all the mountainous portion with the pass of Kerrond on its eastern
part will be retained by it, and the plain of Nohab which forms the western por
tion, will be given over to Turkey.
Article 3.
All other territorial claims being renounced the two parties engage to appoint
without delay, Commissioners and Engineers, to determine the frontier between
the two Kingdoms, agreeably to the preceding article.
Article 4.
The two parties will settle that all losses mutually sustained subsequent to
the acceptance in Jemadee-ool-evval 1261 (June 1845) of the propositions o t e
Mediating Powers, as well as the arrears of the pasturage fees for former
are to be equitably arranged by the Commissioners on both sides, to be appom
without delay for this purpose.
Article 5. ^
The Turkish Government will appoint Broussa as the place of residence ^
the refugee Persian Princes, without allowing them to absent themselves or ^
entertain secret relations with Persia. As regards other refugees they »r e
be restored agreeably to the Treaty of Erzeroom.
Article 6 .
The Merchants of Persia will pay the custom duties on their me ^
according to its actual value in that country (Turkey) either cash or stoc m^ ^
formity wfth the commercial Article in the Treaty of Erzeroom cone u
A.H. 1239 (A.D. 1823), and nothing exceeding what is written m t e
mentioned Treaty is to be claimed from them.