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to French
influence having been used to
prevent our
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lazing
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with
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to
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Articles
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the
Convention
we
are
to
exclude
the
wire
through
Siam
bomitoolia.
reference
all
separate
No
[1848.] CONFIDENTIAL.
RECEIVED
PEGR JQ AUG 23.
[Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, August 4, 5, and 6.] —
(TELEGRAMS.)
SECOND SECTION.
355
(Telegraphic.)
Earl Granville to Mr. Newman,
Foreign Office, August 4, 1883.
MY despatches Nos. 47 and 54. British Telegraph Company put to serious loss by delay of Siamese Government in signing Convention, the material of the line having been sent to Singapore on the faith of their promise.
Urge Siamese Government to sign Convention, modified as follows:---
Article I. The Siamese Government grant to the Company permission to construct, and the Company undertake to construct, as hereinafter mentioned, and to work a line of telegraph between the Island of Penang and the city of Bangkok.
Art. II. The line shall consist of, (1) a submarine cable between Penang and Quedah; (2) an overland line with two wires from Quedah to Singora; and (3) a submarine cable from Singora to Lernpoorai, near the mouth of the Bangkok River, from which point the line shall be connected with the city of Bangkok by means of the existing overland line of telegraph belonging to the Siamese Government.
Art. III. The Siamese Government will take over from the Company at cost price the land line to be constructed as aforesaid between Quedah and Singora immediately upon its completion, but will grant to the Company the exclusive use of one of the two wires thereon for international purposes only as soon as the cables in connection therewith are laid.
Art. IV. The Siamese Government will at the same time grant to the Company the exclusive use of a wire on the existing Lempoorai-Bangkok line belonging to the Siamese Government, to be worked by the Company.
Art. V. The Siamese Government agree to maintain the land lines mentioned in Articles III and IV in good working order, but the Company shall have the right to effect such repairs as may be necessary to keep up communication on the wires set apart for their exclusive use, the Government furnishing the materials for such repairs.
Art. VI. The Company shall be permitted to erect and maintain all such buildings as may be necessary for stations or other telegraphic purposes at or near the landing-places of the cables, and the Siamese Government will provide for the Company suitable office accommodation in or near to the Government telegraph office at Bangkok.
Art. VII. The Company's repairing steamers shall be permitted at all times to enter and leave Siamese ports without the formalities of Siamese entry and port clearance, and without payment of port or light dues.
Art. VIII. The Siamese Government hereby grant to the Company the exclusive right to connect submarine telegraph cables with the coast of Siam for forty years.
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RECE
PEGR JQ AUG E3.
[Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, August 4, 5, and 6.] —
(TELEGRAMS.)
SECOND SECTION.
355
(Telegraphic.)
Earl Granville to Mr. Newman,
Foreign Office, August 4, 1883.
MY despatches Nos. 47 and 54. British Telegraph Company put to serious loss by delay of Siamese Government in signing Convention, the material of the line having been sent to Singapore on the faith of their promise.
Urge Siamese Government to sign Convention, modified as follows:--- Article I. The Siamese Government grant to the Company permission to construct, and the Company undertake to construct, as hereinafter mentioned, and to work a line of telegraph between the Island of Penang and the city of Bangkok.
Art. II. The line shall consist of, (1) a submarine cable between Penang and Quedah; (2) an overland line with two wires from Quedah to Singora; and (3) a sub- marine cable from Singora to Lernpoorai, near the mouth of the Bangkok River, from which point the line shall be connected with the city of Bangkok by means of the existing overland line of telegraph belonging to the Siamese Government.
Art. III. The Siamese Government will take over from the Company at cost price the land line to be constructed as aforesaid between Quedah and Singora immediately upon its completion, but will grant to the Company the exclusive use of one of the two wires thereon for international purposes only as soon as the cables in connection there- with are laid.
Art. IV. The Siamese Government will at the same time grant to the Company the exclusive use of a wire on the existing Lempoorai-Bangkok line belonging to the Siamese Government, to be worked by the Company.
Art. V. The Siamese Government agree to maintain the land lines mentioned in Articles III and IV in good working order, but the Company shall have the right to effect such repairs as may be necessary to keep up communication on the wires set apart for their exclusive use, the Government furnishing the materials for such repairs.
Art. VI. The Company shall be permitted to erect and maintain all such buildings as may be necessary for stations or other telegraphic purposes at or near the landing-places of the cables, and the Siamese Government will provide for the Company suitable office accommodation in or near to the Government telegraph office at Bangkok.
Art. VII. The Company's repairing steamers shall be permitted at all times to enter and leave Siamese ports without the formalities of Siamese entry and port clearance, and without payment of port or light dues.
Art. VIII. The Siamese Government hereby grant to the Company the exclusive right to connect submarine telegraph cables with the coast of Siam for forty years.
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