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the intentions and of the measures of Russia, of which we
have just related the whole course. Let us. recapitulate
the facts such as they have tskcn place.
In England, uneasiness was excited as to our pretended
views of aggression directed against India. Tho. Emperor
tranquillized those apprehensions by the most positive lan-
guage, and by the most frank assurances.
In Persia, a serious controversy has arisen:between the
Shah and England. The British Minister has left Tehran.
A rupture has taken-place. Far from making that rupture
serve for the advantage of our exclusive influence, we only
aim at re-establishing a good understanding between the

two Courts.
England demands satisfaction from Persia. Instead of
preventing that act of reparation, we are the first to counsel
the Shah to acquiesce in it, because we find that justice
is in this matter on the side of England, wrong on the side
of Persia.
In Affghanistan, a Convention is conclud.al under the
guarantee of the Minister of Russia. The Emperor re-
fuses to ratify it, because he cannot end will not have with
the Affghans any relations but those of commerce, and in
no wise any political interests. A Russian agent appears
Kandahar with the appearance of a diplomatic mission.
That agent is recalled.
Every considf rate observer, who will cast his eye upon
the facts which I have just recited, will be forced to admit,
M. le Comte, that our Cabinet has done all that depended
upon it to maintain in its relations with Central Asia that
state of peace which it is the mutual interest of Russia as
well as of England to preserve from all attack.
It rests now with the British Government to co-operate
on its part towards this rc sult, which is so necessary and so 7
. desirable. We can on this matter only refer to cur pre-
ceding communications, and once more recall to the English
Cabinet the wishes which we have expressed to it in our
despatch of the 20th of last October.
To re-establish promptly the relations of friendship
between the Courts of London and of Tehran ; to put an
end to the hostile measures adopted in the Persian Gulf;
to abstain from disturbing the tranquillity of the people of
the centre of Asia by nourishing their animosities ; to be
contented with competing in industry in those vast coun-
tries, but not to engage there in a struggle for political
influence ; to respect the independence of the intermediate
countries which separate us ; such is, we once again repeat
it, the system which England and Russia have a common
interest invariably to pursue, in order to prevent the
possibility of a conflict between these two great Powers.
whch, that they may continue friends, require to remain
each within its own limits, and not to advance against each
other in the centre of Asia.
We leave it to the enlightened jddgment of the English
Cabinet to weigh these reflexions in its wisdom. It is too
much interested itself in the preservation of the existing
order of things, not to be itself convinced that the tranquil-
lity of Asia can only be ensured in a durable manner bY.a
mutual agreement of pacific views and measures. It la
important that there should be in this respect a
complete reciprocity between the two Powers who ex-
ercise in common an influence over the destinies of
that vast portion of the globe. We submit these consi-
derations to the spirit of equity and of wisdom of the Eng-
lish Cabinet, congratulating ourselves that we offer to it,
in the explanations contained in the present despatch, a
fresh proof of our sentiments of conciliation and of frank-
ness.
It is with this purpose that your Excellency will }PI'
the goodness to deliver to Lord Palmerston a cony tf this'
despatch, which serves as a complement to our preceding
communications of the 20th of October, and of the 29th of
January.—Receive, &c.
( Signed) NESSELRODE.
His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo, &c.

VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO COUNT POZZO DI BORGO.
Foreign-office, April 4, 1839.
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Monseiur le Comte—l have the honour to acquaint your
Excellency that I have not failed to communicate to my
colleagues the dispatch from Count Nesselrode of the 21st
February (sth March), on the affairs of Persia, of which
your Excellency delivered to me a espy on the 25th of last
month ; and I feel great pleasure in expressing to-your
Excellency the satisfaction which the renewed assurances
contained in that dispatch have afforded to her Majesty's
Government. Her Majesty's Government have also been
much gratified by learning that one of the first acts of
Col. Duhamel, on entering upon his functions at Tehran,
was to recall Captain Vicovich from Affghanistan.
With respect to the relations between Great Britain and
Persia, I beg again to assure your Excellency, that her
Majesty's Government are waiting with great anxiety for
the moment when Great Britain may be enabled to ro-
establish those relations upon their former footing of
friendship; but it rests with the Shah, and not with her
Majesty's Government, to take the steps which are neces-
sary for bringing about the result.—l have, &c.,
• (Signed) PALMERSTON.
His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo, &c. &c. &c.