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‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎241] (258/578)

The record is made up of 1 volume (289 folios). It was created in 1933. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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AFGHANISTAN—NO. VI—1879.
241
Article 4.
With, a view to the maintenance of the direct and intimate relations now es
tablished between the British Government and His Highness the Amir of Afghan
istan and for the better protection of the frontiers of His Highness’s dominions,
it is agreed that a British Representative shall reside at Kabul, with a suitable
escort in a place of residence appropriate to his rank and dignity. It is also agreed
that the British Government shall have the right to depute British Agents with
suitable escorts to the Afghan frontiers, whensoever this may be considered neces
sary by the British Government in the interests of both States, on the occurrence
of any important external fact. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan may on
his part depute an Agent to reside at the Court of His Excellency the Viceroy
and Governor-General of India, and at such other places in British India as may
be similarly agreed upon.
Article 5.
His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies guarantees the
personal safety and honorable treatment of British Agents within his jurisdic
tion ; and the British Government on its part undertakes that its Agents shall
never in any way interfere with the internal administration of His Highness’s
dominions.
Article 6.
His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies undertakes, on
behalf of himself and his successors, to offer no impediment to British subjects
peacefully trading within his dominions so long as they do so with the permis
sion of the British Government, and in accordance with such arrangements as
may be mutually agreed upon from time to time between the two Governments.
Article 7.
In order that the passage of trade between the territories of the British Gov
ernment and of His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan may be open and unin
terrupted, His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan agrees to use his best endeavours
to ensure the protection of traders and to facilitate the transit of goods along
the well-known customary roads of Afghanistan. These roads shall be improved
and maintained in such manner as the two Governments may decide to be most
expedient for the general convenience of traffic, and under such financial arrange
ments as may be mutually determined upon between them. I he arrangements
made for the maintenance and security of the aforesaid roads, for the settlement
of the duties to be levied upon merchandize carried over taese roads, and for the
general protection and development of trade with, and through the dominions
of His Highness, will be stated in a separate Commercial Treaty, to be concluded
within one year, due regard being given to the state of the country.

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The volume is the fifth edition of volume 13 of a collection of historic treaties, engagements and sanads (charters) relating to India and its neighbouring countries, namely Persia and Afghanistan. This volume, originally compiled by Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, was revised in 1930 and published in 1933 by the Manager of Publications in Delhi, under the authority of the Government of India.

Part 1 of the volume contains treaties and engagements relating to Persia and dating from between 12 April 1763 and 10 May 1929. The treaties refer to: trade agreements; foreign relations; prohibition and suppression of the slave trade; sovereignty and status of Persian regions; frontier negotiations; foreign concessions; telegraph lines. Part 2 of the volume contains treaties and engagements relating to Afghanistan and dating from between 17 June 1809 and 6 May 1930. The treaties relate to: foreign relations; the establishment of boundaries and frontier negotiations; peace treaties; commercial relations; import of arms. A number of appendices follow part 2, which contain the text of treaties relating to both Persia and Afghanistan.

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1 volume (289 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged into two parts covering Persia and Afghanistan respectively, as are the appendices at the end of the volume. Each part is divided into a number of chapters, identified by Roman numerals, and arranged chronologically, from the earliest treaties to the most recent. At the beginning of each part is a general introduction to the treaties and engagements that follow.

There is a contents page at the front of the volume (ff 4-8) which lists the geographical regions and treaties. The contents pages refers to the volume’s pagination system. There is a subject index, arranged alphabetically, at the end of the volume (ff 277-87) which also refers to the volume’s pagination system.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio (except for the front cover where the folio number is on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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