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PERSIA— Telegraphs. APPENDIX NO. XXX—1868.
APPENDIX No. XXX.
Concessions granted by the Persian Government to Messrs. Siemens & Co*
of London. —11th January 1868.
Article 1.
The Persian Government concedes to Messrs. Siemens and Halske of Berlin
and St. Petersburg, and to Messrs. Siemens Brothers of London the exclusive right
to construct and manage a telegraphic line between the Russian Frontier (Joolfa)
and Tehran. This line will be the continuation of a direct line between London
and Joolfa.
Article 2.
The grantees engage to organize the line, so that it shall be ready to be opened
throughout its whole length not later than two years after the receipt of the present
concession. No further delay will be allowed unless the execution of the work be
hindered by circumstances beyond the control of the grantees.
Article 3.
The grantees engage to construct the line solidly, and to maintain it in a good
state of repair during the whole term of the concession. The telegraphic wires
must be made of iron of the best quality, and must have a diameter of at least six
millemetres (very nearly quarter of an inch). The standards are to be ot iron.
The grantees are bound to submit the project of the formation of the line from
Joolfa to Tehran for the sanction of the Persian Government. The line will at
first be constructed with two wires, but the grantees have the right, in case of need,
to increase the number. The grantees, moreover, engage to provide their stations
with instruments of the best quality. The method of working management of the
line must be previously communicated to the Persian Government.
Article 4.
The line of the grantees is solely destined for the despatch of Indo-European
telegrams. The Administration of Persian Telegraphs entrusts to the grantees,
to be despatched to their destination, all the telegrams which it receives for India
or Europe. Messages from India or Europe for Persia are to be transmitted by the
grantees to the proper station of the Persian telegraph, to be sent, by its medium
to those for whom they are intended. All direct intercourse with the public for
the receipt or transmission of messages is prohibited to the grantees, unless the
Persian Government authorizes the grantees to transmit inland messages in a
foreign language, in which case they are to charge for such messages at the rate
fixed in the Government tariff.