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PERSIA-APPENDIX NO. XIX—1881.
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APPENDIX No. XIX.
h pen Persia and Russia defining the boundary between the two
Convention ^ ^ Caspian g EA (Akhal-Khorassan Boundary).—Signed
, Tehran — December, 1881.*t
at Tehran, 21st ^
f Ratifications exchanged at Tehran —— March 1882.]
In the name of God the Almighty.
• M ' stv the Shah of Persia and His Majesty the Emperor and Autocrat of
Ih 8 Russias acknowledging the necessity of accurately defining the frontier of
alJ p 088e88 ions east of the Caspian Sea, and of establishing therein security and
tran uiUifcy have agreed to conclude a Convention for that purpose, and have
appointed as their Plenipotentiaries :
His Majesty the Shah of Persia, on the one hand, Mirza Said Khan, Moutemid-
ul-Mulk, his Minister for Foreign Affairs ;
His Majesty the Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias, on the other, Ivan
Zenovief his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of
His Majesty the Shah ;
♦ From “ State Papers,” Vol. 73, page 97.
tThis Convention was laid before Parliament in 1882, with correspondence respecting the
Affairs of Central Asia, and formed an inclosure in the following despatch
“ Mr. Thomson to Earl Oranville—(Received 6th March)
Tehran, 23rd January 18S2.
“ Mr Lord,
“ I have the honour to transmit herewith, for your Lordship's information, translation of the
Akhal-Khorassan Bjundary Treaty, lately concluded between Russia and Persia, as reported
in my telegram of the 4th January.
“Thi? translation has been made from the Russian text by Mr. Stephen. Comparing it
with the Persian version I observe that the terms employed in Article V are not the same in both
languages. In the Russian text it is stated that both Governments engage, with a view to the
development of commercial intercourse between the Trans-Caspian province and Khorassan,
to come to a mutually advantageous agreement for the construction of waggon-roads between
the above-mentioned provinces ; whereas in the Persian version of this clause it is said that, in
order to facilitate commercial operations between the Trans-Caspian provinces and that of
Khorassan, the two Contracting Powers engage, as regards the construction of waggon-roace
for the transport of merchandise between the aforesaid countries, to make such arrangements aa
may be of mutual advantage to them.
“The Minister for Foreign Affairs has informed me that the Nasseer-ed-Dowleh, who wta
formerly employed in the Persian Foreign Office, and lately in the Ministry of Justice, will be
named Commissioner under Article II of this Convention for the local demarcation of the line
of frontier, on the basis agreed upon in Article 1.
“ I have, etc.,
“ Ronald F. Thomson.”
Earl Oranville.