File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎48r] (89/558)

PERSIA—NOS. IV—1801 AND V—1809.
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Additional Article.
It is further written in sincerity that on iron, lead, steel, broadcloth, and purpetts
that are exclusively the property of the English Government, no duties whatever
shall be taken from the sellers ; a duty not exceeding one per cent, to be levied
upon the purchasers. And the duties, imports, and customs which are at this
period established in Persia and India (on other goods) are to remain fixed and not
to be increased. i ^ j
The high in rank Hajee Kulleel Khan Mullick-oo-Tijjar is charged and entrusted
with the arrangement and settlement of the remaining points relative to commerce.
John Malcolm, Envoy .
Seal of Hajee Ibrahim Khan.
No. V.
Preliminary Treaty concluded by Sir Harford Jones with the Shah of
Persia in 1809.
In the name of Him who is ever necessary, who if all sufficient, who is everlasting, and who is the
only Protector.
In these times distinguished by felicity, the excellent ambassador Sir Harford
Jones Baronet, Member of the Honourable Imperial Ottoman Order of the Crescent,
has arrived at the royal city of Teheran in quality of ambassador from His Majesty
the King of England (titles), bearing His Majesty’s credential letter, and charge
with full powers munited with the Great Seal of England empowering him to
strengthen the friendship and consolidate the strict union subsisting between the
high States of England and Persia. His Majesty the King of Persia (titles), there
fore by a special Firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). delivered to the said ambassador, has appointed the
most excellent and noble Lords, Mirza Mahomed Sheffee, qualified with the title
of Moatemmed-ed-dowlah, his first vizier, and Hajee Mahomed Hussein Khan,
qualified with the title of Ameen-ed-dowlah, one of the ministers of Record, to be
his plenipotentiaries to confer and discuss with the aforesaid ambassador of his
Britannic Majesty all matters and affairs touching the formation and consolidation
of friendship, alliance, and strict union between the two high States, and to arrange
and finally conclude the same for the benefit and advantage of both kingdoms.
In consequence whereof, after divers meetings and discussions, the aforesaid p em-
potentiaries have resolved that the following Articles are for the benefit and ad
vantage of both the high States, and hereafter to be accordingly for ever observed .
Article 1.
That as some time will be required to arrange and form a ^ite Treaty of
alliance and friendship between the two high States, and as ”,
the world make it necessary for somethmg to be done wrthout loss of tune,