"مجموعة من المعاهدات والالتزامات والسندات المتعلقة بالهند والدول المجاورة" [‎١‎٧] (٥٧٨/٣٤٠)

PERSIA— APPENDIX NO. V—1813.
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Article 6.
The whole of the prisoners taken either in battle or otherwise, whether
Christians or of any other religion, shall be mutually exchanged at the expiration
of three months after the date of the signature of the Treaty. The High Con
tracting Parties shall give a sum to each of the prisoners for his expenses, and
send them to Kara Ecclesia ; those charged with the superintendence of the ex
change on the frontiers shall give notice to each other of the prisoners being sent
to the appointed place, when they shall be exchanged ; and any person who either
voluntarily deserted or fled after the commission of a crime shall have permission
to return to his country, [or] shall remain without molestation. All deserters
who return to their country shall be forgiven by both contracting parties.
Article 7.
In addition to the above articles, the two contracting sovereigns have been
pleased to resolve to exchange Ambassadors, who at a proper period will be sent
to their respective capitals, where they will meet with that honour due to their
rank, and due attention shall be paid to the requests they may be charged to make.
Mercantile agents shall be appointed to reside in the different cities for the purpose
of assisting the merchants in carrying on their trade ; they shall only retain ten
followers ; they shall be in no ways molested ; they shall be treated with respect
and attention, and parties of either nation injured in the way of trade may by
their interference have their grievances redressed.
Article 8.
With regard to the intercourse of caravans, the merchants of either country
must be provided with a passport that they may travel either by sea or land without
fear, and individuals may reside in either country for the purpose of trade so long
as it suits their convenience, and they shall meet with no opposition when they
wish to return home. In regard to merchandise and goods, brought from Russia
to Persia, or sent from Persia to Russia, the proprietors may at their own discretion
either sell or exchange them for other property. Merchants having occasion to
complain of failure of payment or other grievances will state the nature of theii
cases to the mercantile agents ; or, if there are none resident in the place, they
will apply to the Governor, who will examine into the merits of their representa
tions, and will be careful that no injustice be offered this class of men. Russian
merchants having entered Persia with merchandise will have permission to convey
it to any country in alliance with that State, and the Persian Government will
readily furnish them a passport to enable them to do so. In like manner, Persian
merchants who visit Russia will have permission to proceed to any country in
alliance with Russia. In case of a Russian merchant dying in Persia, and his
goods remaining in Persia, as they are the property of a subject of a friendly State,
they shall be taken charge of by the proper constituted authorities, and shall be
delivered over, on demand, to the lawful heirs of the deceased, who shall ha\ e
permission to dispose of them. As this is the custom among all civilised nations,
there can be no objection to this arrangement.