Qajar contracts
Régie contract (tobacco)
Date: 1890
Parties to the contract: Gerald F. Talbot, the owner of Régie company with the king of Iran Nassereddin Shah Qajar.
Subject of the contract: On 20 March 1890, Nasir al-Din Shah granted a concession to Major G. F. Talbot for a full monopoly over the production, sale, and export of tobacco for fifty years. In exchange, Talbot paid the shah an annual sum of £15,000 in addition to a quarter of the yearly profits.
Source: Mashregh News
