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File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [195v] (384/558)
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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PERSIA— Telegraphs. APPENDIX NO. XXX—1868.
APPENDIX No. XXX.
Concessions granted by the Persian Government to Messrs. Siemens & Co*
of London. —11th January 1868.
Article 1.
The Persian Government concedes to Messrs. Siemens and Halske of Berlin
and St. Petersburg, and to Messrs. Siemens Brothers of London the exclusive right
to construct and manage a telegraphic line between the Russian Frontier (Joolfa)
and Tehran. This line will be the continuation of a direct line between London
and Joolfa.
Article 2.
The grantees engage to organize the line, so that it shall be ready to be opened
throughout its whole length not later than two years after the receipt of the present
concession. No further delay will be allowed unless the execution of the work be
hindered by circumstances beyond the control of the grantees.
Article 3.
The grantees engage to construct the line solidly, and to maintain it in a good
state of repair during the whole term of the concession. The telegraphic wires
must be made of iron of the best quality, and must have a diameter of at least six
millemetres (very nearly quarter of an inch). The standards are to be ot iron.
The grantees are bound to submit the project of the formation of the line from
Joolfa to Tehran for the sanction of the Persian Government. The line will at
first be constructed with two wires, but the grantees have the right, in case of need,
to increase the number. The grantees, moreover, engage to provide their stations
with instruments of the best quality. The method of working management of the
line must be previously communicated to the Persian Government.
Article 4.
The line of the grantees is solely destined for the despatch of Indo-European
telegrams. The Administration of Persian Telegraphs entrusts to the grantees,
to be despatched to their destination, all the telegrams which it receives for India
or Europe. Messages from India or Europe for Persia are to be transmitted by the
grantees to the proper station of the Persian telegraph, to be sent, by its medium
to those for whom they are intended. All direct intercourse with the public for
the receipt or transmission of messages is prohibited to the grantees, unless the
Persian Government authorizes the grantees to transmit inland messages in a
foreign language, in which case they are to charge for such messages at the rate
fixed in the Government tariff.
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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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