The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-12-19
Ameer's Answer TO the UItimatuui.

The following is the text Of the answer
Of the tarneer Of Csbus TO the Viceroy Of ln-
dia's ultimar6-;
received and read from bes inning 70 end the
70 the letter Dispatched by Nawao Sholan
se s. s esfsTa 70 me ss
ring Of fouf letter, referring TO she friendly
character Of the Mission, and the good viii
81 the British Government, leave IL so your
Excelleney, whose wisdom and Justice are
universally admitted. TO decide whether re-
lance can be placed upon good viii II evil
denied By words only. But II, on the other
IL has not been. mahifestst by the various
wishes expressed and proposals made by
British officials during the last few years %
the om1cials OF this God granted Government
proposals which from their nature it was
Impossible fer them TO comply with. One OF
these referred o. my undutiful son, the III
starred wretch Mah0ned rakocb Khan, and
ctais of The British Government 20 the
British agefit then residing at Cabul.
Il was written in that letter that ~ Yakoob
friendship with Afghanistan will be firmly
cemented; otherwise it will not" There are
several other grounds of complaint OF SINH
soodswiII. but which, on the contrary, were
effective In Increasing the aversion and ap-
nrehension aiready Entertained by the sub
iects =. This God granted Government: With
regard to my refusal TO receive the British
Mission. your Excellency has stated that IL
would appear from my condnct that was
actuated by feelings of direct hostility to-
ward the British Governments. assure your
Excelleney, on the contrary, that the officials
ct ttfis ed granted Governments In repals-
ing the mission Nefe not influenced by any
hostile or inimical feelings toward the Brit
ish Government, nor do they ifitefid Mat any
insult or ahront should be offered. but
they were afraid that the Independence of
this Government might be affected by the ar
rival of the mission. and that the friendship
which has now existed between the two Gov
ernments for several years might be an
initiated. A paragraph In your Excellency,s
letter corfbborated the statements which
they have made to this Government. The
feelings of apprehension aroused In the minds
of the people OF Afghanistan by the mere an
nOuneement of the intention of the British
Government a. send Mission { Cabul be-
fore the Mission iesclt had actually started OF
arrived at Peshawur have subsequently been
fully justified by the statements IA your Ex-
celIency's letter that / should be held rs.
sponsible for any injury that might befall the
tribes who acted as guides TO the Mission. and
that should be called UpOn to pay compen-
sation tOr any loss they might have suffered /;
and that II ut any time those tribes should
meet with ill-treatmeIt tt my hands the
British Governments woi Id at once take steps
to protect them. Had these apprehensioii5
proved gToundless, and had the object of the
Mission been really friendly, and no force or
Threats Of violence used, the Mission would,
as a matter OF course, have been allowed free
passage, as such MISSIONS are cu' tomary and
of frequent occurrence between allied states.
am now sincerely stating my own feelings
when say that this Government has tfiatn-
tanned and will always maintain the former
friendship which existed between the two
Governments, and cherishes no feelings of
hostility or opposition toward the British
Government. Il Is also incumbent upon the
officials of the British Governments that, out
of respect and consideration for the greatness
and eminence of their own Government, they
should not consent to fnfiict any injury upon
their well disposed neighbOrs or to impose
the burden of grievOus trouble upon the
shoulders of their sincere friends; but, on the
contrary they should exert themselves to
maintain the friendly feelings which have
hitherto existed toward this God granted
Governments, in order that the relations be-
tween the two Governments may remain on
the same footing as before. And II, in accord
ance with the custom of allied States, the
British Government should desire TO send
purely friendly and temporary Mission 20
this country, with a small escort, not exceed
ing 20 or 80 members, similar to that which
attended the Russian Mission, this Servant OF
God will not oppose its progress.