"رحلة أوترام وهافلوك في بلاد فارس، بقلم النقيب ج. هـ. هانت، ٧٨ هايلاندرز. يوجد في المقدمة ملخص عن التاريخ الفارسي، تقرير عن الاختلافات المتعددة بين إنجلترا وبلاد فارس واستفسار عن أصل الحرب السابقة. بقلم جورج تاونسيند، مؤلف كتاب "ملخص أوروبا الحديثة لراسل"". [‎١‎٦‎٠] (٣٩٠/١٨١)

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causes of the rupture
soever on its part in the internal affairs of
Herat and its dependencies; otherwise, these
engagements will be null and void, and as if
they never had existed or been written. And
if any foreign (state), either Afghan or other,
should desire to interfere with or encroach
upon the territory of Herat or its dependen
cies, and the Persian ministers should make
the request, the British government are not to
be remiss in restraining them, and in giving
their friendly advice, so that Herat may re
main in its own state of independence."
A dispatch in virtue of this convention, was
addressed by Sadr Azim to Syed Mahomed
Khan, ruler of Herat, together with a firman
from the shah, and these, with another commu
nication from the British minister, were, by the
latter, enclosed to Syed Mahomed Khan.
The Persian government were not, however,
sincere in their acceptance of these conditions,
as is evident from the manner in which they
continued to throw obstacles in the way of the
settlement to which they had agreed. They
objected to the person chosen by Colonel Sheil
to accompany the Persian messenger to Herat.