File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎141r] (275/558)

PERSIA—APPENDIX NO. \ II 1828.
XXXV
(S)
(relative to Commerce and the Security of Russian and
^Persian Subjects respectively) referred to in Article 10 of the Treaty
of TubKMANCHAI.
Les deux hautes parties contractantes
The tw0 high contracting partie^,
their respective sub-
all the advantages
desirous that
iects shall enjoy
resulting from freedom of commerce
on both sides, have agreed upon
the following articles. Russian su -
jeots provided with passports m due
form Bhall be allowed to trade through
out the whole extent of the Kingdom
o{ Persia, and also to proceed to the
States adjoining the said Kingdom.
In return for which Persian subjects
shall be allowed to import their mer
chandize into Russia either by the
Caspian Sea or by the frontier land
separating Russia from Persia, to
barter them or to make purchases
for exportation ; and they shall enjoy
all the rights and privileges accorded
in the States of His Imperial Majesty
to the subjects of the most favoured
friendly powers. In the event of the
death of a Russian subject in Persia,
his movable and immovable property,
as belonging to a subject of a friendly
power, shall be entirely made over
to his relations or partners who shall
have the right to dispose of the said
property as they may think fit. In
default of relations or partners the
of these same goods shall be
entrusted to the Mission, or to the
Consuls of Russia without any oppo
sition on the part of the local autho
rities.
Article 2.
Contracts, bills of exchange, secu^
ities and other engagements passed
desirant faire jouir leurs sujets respectifs
de tous les avantages qui resultent d’une
liberte reciproque de commerce, sont
convenus de ce qui suit. Les sujets
Russes, munis de passeports en bonne
forme, pourront commercer dans toute
1’etendue du Royaume de Perse et se
rendre egalement dans les Etats voisins
du dit Royaume. En reciprocite de quoi,
les sujets Persans pourront importer
leurs marchandises en Russie, soit par
la Mer Caspienne, soit par la front! ^re
de terre qui separe la Russie de la Perse,
les echanger ou faire des achats pour
Pexportation, et ils jouiront de tous les
droits et prerogatives accordes dans les
Etats de Sa Majesty Imperiale aux
sujets des Puissances amies les plus
favorisees. En cas de deces d’un sujet
Russe en Perse, ses biens meubles et
immeubles, comme appartenant a un
sujet d’une Puissance amie, seront remis
int^gralement a ses parents ou associes,
lesquels auront le droit d’aliener les dits
biens selon qu’ils le jugeront convenable.
A defaut de parents, ou d’associes, la dis
position de ces m6mes biens sera confiee
a la Mission, ou aux Consuls de Russie,
sans aucune entrave de la part des auto-
rites locales.
, Article 2.
Les contrats, lettres de change, cau-
tionnements et autres actes passes par