‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎296] (313/578)

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AFGHANISTAN—NO. XXIV—1021.
the Governments of the world (and) imports to its own territory from the ports
of Great Britain and British India, in accordance with Article VI of the Treaty
between the two great Governments, I, in order to show the sincere friendship
which my Government has with your Government, promise that Afghanistan
shall, from time to time before the importation of the arms and munitions at
British ports, furnish detailed list of those to the British Minister accredited to
the Court of my sacred and great Government, so that the British Government
having known and acquainted itself with the list and the number of imported
articles should, in accordance with Article VI of the Treaty between the two Gov
ernments, afford the necessary facilities. (Usual ending'^
Dated, 29th Aqrab, A. H. 1300.
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(No. 3.)
Letter No. Ill, from Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i-Ala, the Afghan Foreign Minister, to the British Re
presentative at Kabul.
After compliments. —-As in Article VII of the Treaty (between) the two great
Governments of Britain and Afghanistan, your Government has with great sin
cerity granted a discriminating exemption from Customs duties on the goods re
quired by my Government and on the trade goods transported to Afghanistan
through the ports of Great Britain and British India and has not imposed Customs
on goods produced and manufactured in Afghanistan, I therefore also, in considera
tion of the friendship (between) the two Governments, write that my Government
will not give the opportunity of establishing a Consul-General or Consul or repre
sentatives of the Russian Government at the positions and territories of Jalalabad,
Ghazni and Kandahar, which are contiguous to the frontiers of India. If the
Consulates or representatives of the Government of Russia are allowed in the parts
mentioned, the Government of Afghanistan shall not have the above-mentioned
right of exemption. Of course, the temporary association of the Russian Minister
with His Majesty’s move to Jalalabad in winter will be an exception. (Usual
ending.)
Dated, 30th Aqrab, A. H. 1300.
(No. 4.)
Letter from British Representative to Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i-Ala, the Afghan Foreign Minister.
After compliments. —As the conditions of the frontier tribes of the two Govern
ments are of interest to the Government of Afghanistan I inform you that the
British Government entertains feelings of good will towards all the frontier tribes
and has every intention of treating them generously, provided they abstain from
outrages against the inhabitants of India. I hope that this letter will cause you
satisfaction. (Usual ending.)
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