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A rticle 2.
Equal expedition shall in all cases be afforded on the said railways to consignments
of traffic of the same description and quantity.
A rticle 3.
All reasonable facilities shall be provided by the said railways for the interchange
O-t traffic; and each railway shall afford all due and reasonable facilities and accommoda
tion for exchanging, receiving, forwarding, and delivering such traffic without any
unreasonable delay.
A rticle 4.
No special rates or facilities shall be accorded by any of the said railways in respect
of any goods carried from or to any of the ports of Asiatic Turkey which shall not be
accorded equally to all goods of a like character and carried in similar quantities on the
same route, irrespective of the nationality or ownership of the vessels by which they are
conveyed, or to be conveyed, to or from such ports; and no special arrangement in respect
of rates or facilities lor traffic shall be made by any of the said railways with any
shipping undertaking trading to or from any port of Asiatic Turkey which shall not
equally, and under like conditions, extend to all other shipping undertakings so
trading.
A rticle 5.
Any complaints which may be brought to the notice of the Imperial Ottoman
Government by His Britannic Majesty's Government, in respect of the treatment of
traffic of any kind under the provisions of the foregoing articles, shall immediately be
communicated by the Imperial Ottoman Government to the railway administration or
administrations concerned, and, unless settled to the satisfaction of the two Governments
within three months, be forthwith referred to the International Court of Arbitration at
The Hague, which shall have power to determine the matter finally and to award
damages. Any determination or award of the International Court of Arbitration shall
be immediately enforced by the Imperial Ottoman Government, and any damages
awarded shall be paid by the Imperial Ottoman Government to His Britannic Majesty's
Government to be dealt with at their discretion.
A rticle 6.
Any difference as to the interpretation or carrying out of this convention shall,
unless settled to the satisfaction of the two Governments within three months, be
referred for determination to the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
ANNEX 3.
Draft Convention for the Establishment of a Shatt-el-Arab Navigation Commission.
THE Government of His Britannic Majesty and the Government of His Imperial
Majesty the Sultan of Turkey, being desirous on account of the magnitude of their
interests in the trade on the Shatt-el-Arab to improve the navigation of that river,
and to diminish the risks to which commerce thereon is exposed, have agreed as
follows:— :
1. The navigation of the Shatt-el-Arab shall remain open to the ships of all
nations. j q
2. The Imperial Ottoman Government will establish a Commission in which shall <--p
be vested the control of the Shatt-el-Arab from Kurna to the sea. \™/c C
3. The Commission shall consist of two members only, to be appointed by the ^ '
Imperial Ottoman Government. One of these two members shall be of British
nationality, and shall be selected from candidates suggested by the Government of His Q- 0^4
Britannic Majesty. £/, r- o 7
[2546 s—1] C