File 4880/1913 Pt 2 'Turco-Persian Frontier Commission: protocol of 1913' [‎271v] (410/499)

it seemed unlikely that Turkey would consent to this, and that, even if she did, it was
difficult to conceive of any arrangement more likely to lead to friction in the future, and
to weaken the company’s position in the event of difficulties being raised by the
Anatolian Railway or other persons holding concessions from Turkey, since in that case
it would be to Turkey’s interest to support the other concessionnaires in their attempt
to squeeze out the Anglo-Persian. Mr. Greenway seemed to appreciate this, and
finally said that he would be quite ready to accept the arrangement I have outlined
above—provided, of' course, that the company did not have to pay twice over. The
practical point arises under article 10, under which Persia gets 16 per cent, of the net
profits, and we agreed that this could be satisfactorily met by a provision that the
company should not have to pay anything to Persia under that article on profits derived
from wells in the ceded territory, such dues on profits being payable to Turkey, who
should for that purpose have a right to inspect the company’s books. Mr. Greenway
said that they were not making any profits irom these wells at present, but were merely
keeping them open in the hope of a local demand arising with the construction of the
Bagdad Railway. In that event it might be convenient to form a new company to
work these wells, and he would like a provision specifically empowering them to be so
inserted.
Mr. Greenway said that it would have been impossible for them to lay a pipe-line
to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the Persian side of the frontier, and if they had ever wanted one
they would have had to get permission from Turkey to lay it on that side. He wanted
it provided that the right conferred by article 2 should extend to laving pipe-lines
through Turkish territory not included in the cession by Persia. This point has been
raided by Sir G. Lowther (1 8111/13), and I think that such a provision should certainlv
be inserted. J
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Concession granted to Mr. D’Arcy.
[Enclosure in Sir A. Hardinge’s No. 16, Commercial, May 30, 1901.]
, J^ TRE J e Gouvernement de Sa Majeste Imperiale le Schah de Perse d’une part,
et William Knox D Arcy, rentier, demeurant a Londres, No. 42, Grosvenor Square
(u-apres designe par 1 expression “le concessionnaire”), d’autre part, il est par ces
presentes convenu et arrete ce qui suit, savoir :— ^
Article l er .
mr ^ d *-v l So! '*h octwie concessioner*
par oes presentes le privilege special et exclusif de rechercher, obtenir exploiter
iTTW 6 emporter et vendre le ga Z ’nathetle
petrole lasphalte et 1 ozokent, dans toute I’dtendue de 1’Empire persan pour une
duree de soixante annees it d^eouler de la date des presentes. P P
Article 2.
des Semente fi, TsTw ^ ex « lusi f d’instaUer les “ pipe-lines ” necessaires
Perslme ainsi one L I™ °j. P If' 6 ™ 8 desdits produits jusqu’au Golfe
le droit de constrnire , m p nc em ® llts de distribution ndcessaires. II comprendra aussi
d’accumulation et de d' ei . 1 , r ^. eulr t ? us P ult8 > reservoirs, stations et services de pompes,
jug“ess!dres! l ' SmeS et autres travaux et ^cements qui Waient
Article 3.
les Tlttf f at ] uite f nei ! t . au c< [ ncess 'onnaire tons
iuo-eront ^ P i P t a 1 Rtat que les mgemeurs du concessionnaire
mfntionLs OuTnt P ,Tt ■ COnst ™ < ; tl011 de ou partie des travaux ci-dessus
sionnaire devra les-leb t ellaln . s [ultives appartenant au Gouvernement, le conces-
ment imnXIaT leeorl f T Pr, f e q uitabl e et courant de la province. Le Gouverne-
tous autres te-rains ^ a ? men i l au , concessionnaire le droit de faire acquisition de
derproniStaires aL bpiments necessaires pour le m&ne objet, du consentement
p opuetaues, aux conditions qui pourront dtre arretees entre lui et eux sans qu’il