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AFGHANISTAN—NO. XVI—1895.
marked with the name of Landai Sin and has also been written with the name of
Bashgal. Moreover, Sao and Nari and Birkot, and the village of Arnawai, were
not written on the map attached to the Convention, (but) now in the new Survey
map the names of all these four above-mentioned villages have been entered,
the village of Arnawai being written on the Chitrar side of the boundary line, and
Sao, Nari and Birkot on the side of the Government of Afghanistan.
No. XVI.
Joint Agreement executed by the Joint Afghan and British Commissioners
of the Indian Afghan Boundary Commission, —1895.
We, the undersigned Commissioners, deputed by our lespective Governments
to demarcate the boundary line between the territories of the Government of
India and His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan, westwards, from the junction
of the Kundar and Gomal rivers, have arrived at the following mutual agreement
regarding that boundary line, in accordance with the maps and instructions fur
nished to us by our respective Governments.
Clause Ao. 1 .—The boundary^ line to which we have mutually agreed runs
from Domandi, i.e., the junction of the Gomal and Kundar rivers, along the line
of the watercourse of the Kundar river as far as the junction of the Kundar and
Kundil rivers. It thence runs along the watercourse of the Kundil river, which
is here generally known as the Zhizha as far as the junction of the Kundil and
Sharan Toi rivers, From the junction of the Gomal and Kundar to the junction
of the Kundil and Sharan Toi rivers we consider that it is not only unnecessary
but impracticable to erect boundary pillars. The centre of the flowing stream
of the Kundar and Kundil rivers forms in itself a well defined and natural boundary,
and any boundary pillars erected along this line would be liable to be carried away
by floods.
Clause No. 2 .—From the junction of the Sharan Toi and Kundil rivers the
boundary line, which we have mutually agreed to, follows the centre of the river
bed of the Sharan Toi river upwards from its junction with the Kundil about
one and a quarter miles to boundary pillar No. I, which has been erected on a
rocky knoll on the south bank of the Sharan Toi river. From thence it runs north
west in a straight line to bound the pillar No. 2, which has been built on a promi
nent peak on the east bank of the river at the lower entrance of the Tangi through
which the river issues on to the plain. Thence it runs northward to boundary
pillar No. II (1), which is on a conspicuous peak on the west bank of the river at
the upper entrance of the same Tangi. Thence it runs in a straight line northwards
to boundary pillar No. Ill, which have been erected on the top of a prominent
peak, known as Orzal Ghara, which is situated between the two main branches
of the Sharan Toi river, i.e., the Sara Chahan nullah and its branches on the west
and the Ghbargai nullah and its branches on the east.
From boundary pillar No. Ill, i.e., Orzal Ghara, the boundary line runs west
wards in a straight line to boundary pillar No. IV on a conspicuous peak of the