‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎28] (45/578)

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PERSIA— Telegraphs.
Chikishliar-Astarabad Line. In 1879 a Convention* was signed
between the Russian and Persian Governments, by which the former
were to make a line of telegraph from Chikishliar to meet the Persian
line at Astarabad : the Convention to hold good for one year and the
portion of the line cohstructed in Persian territory to be handed over to
the Persian Government after completion. In 1881 a further Conven-
tiont was signed permitting Russian employees to work the line:
Persia was to receive 80 centimes a word on messages from Julfa to
stations east of the Caspian, and 00 centimes a word on messages to
places south of Tehran, one-tenth of the sum received to be set apart
for repairing the line. The Convention was to remain in force so long
as the Russian Government desired to maintain telegraphic communi
cation with their military authorities n the provinces to the east of the
Caspian Sea.
Julfa-Tehrcm, S hiraz-Bandar Abbas and T ehran-Bushire Lines.
In 1882 an Agreement^ was arranged between the Persian Government
and the Indo-European Telegraph Company under which, with certain
modifications, the 1868 and 1869 concessions to the Company (Appendices
Nos. XXXI and XXXII) w'ere renewed to the 31st January 1905. In
1882 a Convention, to last three yea^s, was concluded between Turkey
and Persia to open the route by Bask Kala Dilman, though at the same
time maintaining the Khanikin route.
Tehran-Meshed Line. In 1886 the line from Tehran to Meshed, the
property of the Persian Government and erected about 1867, was taken
over and maintained by the Indo-European Telegraph Department, but
no formal Convention was concluded. From the time the line was
taken over until the 31st March 1918 the Government of India allotted
a sum of twenty thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. annually towards its maintenance:
from the 1st April 1918 this was increased to forty thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
This line was handed back to the Persian Telegraph Administration in
1928 and the Departmeut ceased to work it.
In 1887 an Agreement (No. XXXII) was signed, fixing the territorial
limits of the telegraph station at Task and certain other details.
In 1891 an Agreement^ was arranged between the Shah and the
Indo-European Telegraph Company extending the period of the Agree
ments of 1868, 1869 and 1882 (Appendices Nos. XXXI, XXXII and
XXXV) up to the 1st January 1925.
Central, 1 ersia Line. In 1901, with a view to securing uninterrupted
communication between Europe and India, it was agreed by a Conven
tion (No. XXXIII) between the British and Persian Governments that, in
* Appendix No. XXXIII.
t Appendix No. XXXTV.
7 Appendix No. XXXY.
§ Appendix No. XXXVI.