"مجموعة من المعاهدات والالتزامات والسندات المتعلقة بالهند والدول المجاورة" [‎١‎٢‎٢] (٥٧٨/١٣٩)

122 PERSIA—NO. XXI—1907.
His Britannic Majesty’s Government further engage to exercise their influence
in Afghanistan only in a pacific sense, and they will not themselves take, nor
encourage Afghanistan to take, any measures threatening Russia.
The Russian Government, on their part, declare that they recognise Afghan
istan as outside the sphere of Russian influence, and they engage that all their
political relations with Afghanistan shall be conducted through the intermediary
of His Britannic Majesty’s Government; they further engage not to send any
Agents into Afghanistan.
Article 2.
The Government of His Britannic Majesty having declared in the Treaty sign
ed at Kabul on the 21st March 1905, that they recognise the agreement and the
engagements concluded with the late Ameer Abdur Rahman, and that they have
no intention of interfering in the internal government of Afghan territory, Great
Britain engages neither to annex nor to occupy in contravention of that Treaty
any portion of Afghanistan or to interfere in the internal administration of the
country, provided that the Ameer fulfils the engagements already contracted by
him towards His Britannic Majesty’s Government under the abovementioned
Treaty.
Article 3.
The Russian and Afghan authorities specially designated for the purpose on
the frontier in the frontier provinces, may establish direct relations with each
other for the settlement of local questions of a non-political character.
Article 4.
His Britannic Majesty s Government and the Russian Government affirm
their adherence to the principle of equality of commercial opportunity in Afghan
istan, and they agree that any facilities which may have been, or shall be here
after obtained for British and British-Indian trade and traders, shall be equally
enjoyed by Russian trade and traders. Should the progress of trade establish
the necessity for Commercial Agents, the two Governments will agree as to what
measures shall be taken, due regard, of course, being had to the Ameer’s sovereign
rights.
Article 5.
The present arrangements will only come into force when His Britannic Ma
jesty s Government shall have notified to the Russian Government the consent
of the Ameer to the terms stipulated above.
Arrangement concerning Thibet.
Ihe Governments of Great Britain and Russia recognising the suzerain rights
of China in Thibet, and considering the fact that Great Britain, by reason of her