Persian Government, and all slaves found on board such vessel shall be handed over to the British authorities. Persians engaging in Slave Traffic by Sea to be severely punished. ART. III. His Majesty the Shah of Persia agrees to punish severely all Persian subjects or foreigners amenable to Persian jurisdiction who may be found engaging in Slave Traffic by sea. Slaves imported to be manumitted and protected. And to manumit and guarantee the safety and proper treatment of all slaves illegally imported, that is to say, imported by sea into His Majesty's dominions after the signature of the present Convention. Agreement of August, 1851, cancelled. ART. IV. The present Convention shall come into operation on the 1st May, 1882. After the Convention shall so have been brought into operation, Article XIII of the Treaty between Great Britain and Persia, signed at Paris on the 4th March, 1857 (Page 20), by which the Agreement entered into by Great Britain and Persia in August, 1851 (Page 12), was renewed, shall be considered as cancelled, except as to any proceeding that may have already been taken or commenced in virtue thereof. ART. V. The ratifications of the present Convention shall be exchanged at Tehran within five months, or sooner if practicable. Done at Tehran, in quadruplicate, this 2nd day of the month of March, in the year of Our Lord 1882. (L.S.) RONALD F. THOMSON. (L.S.) MIRZA SAEED KHAN. ORDER IN COUNCIL, for carrying the above Convention of 2nd March, 1882, into effect. 18th August, 1882. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 18th day of August, 1882. PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by an Act passed in the 37th year of Her Majesty's reign, chapter 88, intituled "The Slave Trade Act, 1873,"* it was, amongst other things, provided that "Where any Treaty "Hertslet's Treaties," Vol. 14, page 717. in relation to the Slave Trade is made after the passing of that Act, by or on behalf of Her Majesty with any Foreign State, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that as from such date, not being earlier than the date of the Treaty, as may be specified in the Order, such Treaty shall be deemed" to be an existing Slave Trade Treaty within the meaning of the Act, and it was provided that "thereupon (as from the said date, or if no date is specified as from the date of such Order)" all the provisions of the Act shall apply and be construed accordingly. And whereas on the 2nd day of March in the year 1882 a Treaty or Convention was concluded between Her Majesty and His Majesty the Shah of Persia for the suppression of the Slave Trade, in the following terms, that is to say: [Here follows the Convention of 2nd March, 1882, see Page 40.] And whereas it is expedient that the said Treaty or Convention should be brought within the operation of "The Slave Trade Act, 1873." Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf as aforesaid, is pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows: The said Treaty or Convention hereinbefore recited shall, from the 1st day of May, 1882, being the day on which the said Treaty or Convention came into operation, be deemed to have been and to be an existing Slave Trade Treaty within the meaning of "The Slave Trade Act, 1873." And the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, the Right Hon. the Earl Granville, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain. C. L. PEEL. (No. 16.) AGREEMENTS between the British and Persian Governments for prolonging, until 31st January, 1905, the Conventions between Her Majesty and the Shah of Persia of 2nd April, 1868, and 2nd December, 1872, relative to Telegraphic Communication between Europe and India. Signed, in the English and Persian Languages, at Tehran, 3rd July, 1887. I. Agreement between the British and Persian Governments to prolong, until 31st January, 1905, the Convention of 2nd April, 1868, respecting Telegraphic Communication between Europe and India. Signed at Tehran, 3rd July, 1887. (English Version.) IT is hereby agreed between the Undersigned, duly au thorized thereto by their respective Governments, that the Convention signed at Tehran on the 2nd April, 1868,* for extending and securing telegraphic communication between Europe and India, shall remain in force until the 31st January, 1905. Done at Tehran, this 3rd day of July, 1887. (L.S.) A. NICOLSON, Her Britannic Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires. (L.S.) Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs. II. Agreement between the British and Persian Governments to prolong, until 31st January, 1905, the Convention of 2nd December, 1872, respecting Telegraphic Communication between Europe and India through Persia.-Signed at Tehran, 3rd July, 1887. (English Version.) IT is hereby agreed between the Undersigned, duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, that the Convention signed at Tehran on the 2nd December, 1872,† for continuing the system of telegraphic communication between Europe and India through Persia, shall remain in force until the 31st January, 1905. Done at Tehran, this 3rd day of July, 1887. (L.S.) (L.S.) A. NICOLSON, Her Britannic Majesty's Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs. [No Treaties were concluded between Great Britain and Persia in 1888, 1889, or 1890; but see Proclamation, Firmaun, &c., pages 56-58.] PART II. FIRMAUNS, &C., ISSUED BY THE SHAHS OF PERSIA, GRANTING COMMERCIAL AND OTHER PRIVILEGES TO GREAT BRITAIN AND OTHER POWERS, AS WELL AS TO NATIVES; AND FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE. 1823-1890. Ditto (Amended) Bankruptcies. 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