III. Persia
Mr. Greene to the Earl of Kimberley — (Received October 8.) My Lord, Gulhek, August 23, 1894.
I have the honour to transmit herewith to your Lordship a translation of a Naturalization Act which has been promulgated by the Persian Government, and has been published in ail the Persian newspapers.
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(Signed) Conyngham Greene.
Inclosure 1.
Kavan ud Dowleh to Mr. Greene.
(Translation.) August 10, 1894.
I have the honour to forward herewith, for your information, a copy of the Naturalization Act passed by the Persian Government.
Inclosure 2.
Persian naturalization Act.
(Translation.)
1. Ail persons born in Persia are held to be Persian subjects, unless at the time of their birth their parents or their fathers only are aliens, in which case they are considered aliens.
2. Children of aliens born in Persia can, on application to the Persian Government, become Persian subjects when of full âge.
3. An alien desiring to become a Persian subject must first be of full âge; secondly, must have resided in Persia for a term of five consécutive years; thirdly, must not have been condemned on account of any crime in his country of origin, or to be a déserter from military service.
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An alien furnished with the above qualifications may, on application to the compétent authorities, become a Persian subject.
4. Any alien desiring to become a Persian subject without having resided in Persia, as stipulated in the preceding Article, may , if his application raeets with the approval of the Persian Government , form an exception to this rule and become a Persian subject.
5. A persian subject whose father has become a naturalized subject of any foreign State, or who has himself become a naturalized subject of such State, may résume his nationality as a Persian subject without waiting to perform the conditions prescribed in the preceding Articles.
6. A woman, the subject of any foreign State, on marrying a Persian subject, follows the nationality of her husband, but may, after divorce, or the death of her husband, résume her former nationality.
7. A woman, the subject of any foreign State, married to an alien, cannot become a Persian subject unless both she and her husband change their nationality together, in confirmity with the provisions of this Act.
8. A Persian subject, residing in a foreign State, may change his nationality provided (1) he is not under a criminal sentence pronounced by a Persian Tribunal; (2) that he has not absconded to avoid any judicial process instituted against him; (3) that he is not a déserter from military service ; (4) that he has no liabilities from which he is endeavouring to escape by changing his nationality. In the event of non-compliance with thèse provisions, his change of nationality will be considered null and void, and on his return to Persia he will be treated as a Persian subject.
9. A Persian subject, in order to become a naturalized alien , even after fulfilment of the above conditions, must obtain spécial permission from His Impérial Majesty the Shah. A Persian subject who, while résident in a foreign State, becomes a naturalized subject of such State without receiving spécial permission from His Majesty, shall not be allowed to return to Persia, and must dispose of any property which he possesses, situated in Persia.
10. If a father changes his nationality, the nationality of his children, whether young or old, is not affected , unless, having reached their majority, they change their nationality in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Children born atter the father has changed his nationality will assume the new nationality of the father.
11. Persian women married to aliens will assume the nationality of their husbands, but after the divorce from, or the death of, their husbands, they can revert to their former nationality on application to the Persian Government. Should they again wish to change their nationality , they must conform to the conditions prescribed in this Act.
12. Persian women married to aliens will bave no right to possess real property of any kind in Persia , and shall not enjoy the privilèges accorded to Persian subjects. They shall, however , enjoy the privilèges accorded to foreign subjects, which are mentioned in Treaties.
13. Those who appear to be Persian subjects, and yet claim to be
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subjects of a foreign State, must prove their nationality whether their claim to be considered as foreign subjects be well founded or not; and nntil their nationality is proved, in accordance with this Act, they shall be recognized as Persian subjects.
14. Aliens who have corne to Persia, and have concealed their nationality while residing in the Shah's dominions and have been treated as Persian subjects, or have purchased property, which is the exclusive right of Persian subjects, shall be recognized as Persian subjects, and their claim to foreign protection shall not be admitted.
15. The stipulations of Treaties concluded between Persia and foreign States regarding emigrants shall have full considération.
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Actes concernant les sphères d'influence anglaise sur le Zambesi et les arrangements avec la Compagnie anglaise d° Afrique du Sud; du février 1891 au 24 novembre 1894.
Parliamentary Papers presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. February 1895. [C. — 7637.]
No. 1.
Conditions on extending the Field of the Opérations of the British South Africa Company to the North of the Zambezi.
The Charter of the British South Africa Company shall extend over the territory under British influence north of the Zambezi and south of the territories of the Congo Free State and the German sphère, and accordingly the Company is hereby granted powers necessary for the purposes of good government and the préservation of public order in and for the protectiou of the said territory under British influence, but subject to the following conditions : —
