‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎25] (348/578)

PERSIA— APPENDIX NO. VH—1828.
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Article 3.
His Majesty the Shah of Persia,
as well in his own name as in that
of his heirs and successors, cedes
in full right and property to the
Empire of Russia the Khanat of
Erivan on either side of the Araxes,
and the Khanat of Nackhtchivan.
In consequence of this cession, His
Majesty the Shah engages to cause
the delivery to the Russian author
ities within the space of six months
at farthest from the signature of
the present Treaty of all the archives
and public documents concerning the
administration of the two Khanats
above mentioned.
Article 4.
The two high contracting parties
agree to establish, as the frontier
between the two States, the follow
ing line of demarcation :—
Commencing from that point of
the frontier of the Ottoman States,
which is the nearest in a direct line
to the summit of Little Arrarat, this
line (of demarcation) shall proceed
as far as the top of that mountain
whence it shall descend as far as the
source of the river called Karasson
inferior, which flows from the southern
side of Little Arrarat, and shall
pursue its course down to the river’s
mouth in the Araxes opposite to
Cherour. At this point the line
shall follow the bed of the Araxes
as far as the fortress of Abassabad ;
about the exterior works of this place
which are situated on the right bank
of the Araxes, there shall be drawn
a radius of half an Agatch, or three
and a half Russian versts, which
will extend in every direction; all
Article 3.
Sa Majeste le Schah de Perse tant
en son propre nom qu’en celui de ses
heritiers et successeurs, cede en toute
propriete a TEmpire de Russie le Kha
nat d’Erivan, tant en deca qu’en dela
de 1’Araxe, et le Khanat de Nackhtchi
van. En consequence de cette cession,
Sa Majeste le Schah s’engage a faire
remettre aux autorites Russes, dans
I’espace de six mois au plus a partir de
la signature du present Traite, toutes
les archives, et tous les documens
publics, concernant 1’administration
des deux Khanats susmentionnes.
Article 4.
Les deux hautes parties contract-
antes conviennent d’etablir pour
frontiere entre les deux etats la ligne
de demarcation suivante :—
En partant du point de la frontiere
des etats Ottomans le plus rapproche
en ligne droite de la sommite du Petit
Arrarat, cette ligne se dirigera jusqu a
la sommite de cette montagne, d’oft elle
descendra jusqu’a la source de la riviere
dite Karasson inferieure, qui decoule
du versant meridional du Petit Arrarat,
et elle suivra son cours jusqu’a son em
bouchure dans 1’Araxe vis a vis de
Cherour. Parvenue a ce point, cette
ligne suivra le lit d’Araxe jusqu’a la
Fortresse d*Abassabad; autour des
ouvrages exterieurs de cette place,
qui sont situes sur la rive droite de
1’Araxe, il sera trace un rayon d’un
demi Agatch ou trois verstes et demie
de Russie, lequel s’etendra dans toutes
les directions ; tout le terrain qui sera
renferme dans ce rayon appartiendra
exclusivement a la Russie, et sera