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OF importance, especially at night, when many
vesspls uro l01c her, III Sfutt, 1llc tnuGcTs II
navigation GENERALLY will hu considerably less
cnGd by tGA Use.
ANGLO.AFGnAN TREATY.
Text OF tho Asrnnmont Drtwcsn tt,e Amoer
mud tiic VIC ray,

IL u " - IAN GA 0k1 IL
Text OF tho ARrnnmont Drtwcsn the Amer
nt,t tho VIC r'y.
0nsstte u Jndfa lapao.
I1ts IlF9hneas Sluhammci Ynkoob Khan,
hmcer OF AfG .antsinn and its depenlencies,
hay.cg proceeded IN person TO Gandamak to
confer with The British authorities for tsc cussa-
tIon of hos.tllties In Afghanlstau, mud having
there signed treaty Of pence w!tli the British
hts E1rellency the v|eeroy. a1al Gnvcroor-0cn.
cral, IL hercby published for general tnforma-
lion together with tl,e tclearnms subioincds
TREATY hetwecn the British 0ovarnnont and
oE Afgllanlstan and its dopendcne!es, soa.
cludcd ut Handah,ak on the 10Th Of Mavt 1871,
BY hts ffIRhness 'ue Amtcr Molammcd Yakuob
Khan On his own partt aH on tne pnft OF the
G. $. l.. Political OIIiscr On spectal DUTY, ii
Tirtuc q full powers vested III him BY Tie Rt.-
I1ou. Edward Robert Lytton Dulwor Lyttou,
Baron Lyston Of Kucbvofth. and = Bar.net}
Star Of india, Knight 1iHss Ur"d Cross et s Mo.t
Honorable Order Of the Bath, Grand Master Of
the Order Of HE 1ndinn Empire, Viceroy aud
Governor. General Of India.
toratton Ut ,pcaco md arn1cabla relations have
been agreed upon between tile British Govern
mcnt uni lis lltghnefs s1ohantned Yaxooh
Khan, Amecr ot Atgt'anistan and its deoeud-
enctes:
Art. /. From tic day OF the exchange Of the
ratification Of tho present treaty, thcr shall ba
perpetual peace aud friendship between the
British Government, on tho one part and Ills
pcildeurlcs md hs aucrcssnra IN tue other.
Art. 2. His lIiKhncss the Amcor OF Afghan.
fstan aud It's dGpendenrfcs engages, on the ex-
change Of the ratification OF this tsenty, to pub
bis subjects from any responsibility Tor litter.
course with tho British forces during the war,
uud to guarantee and protnct all per6ons OF
wtatcger degree from ahy punishment or mo.
ART. 8. lis hignncss the Amcer Of AT.
EhiulslAu nnu it1 dependencies agrees to COLI
duet m i,l6 relations with iorcign states To &C.
cortlancu with the atlvsce md wishes Of tho
British, Government. Ills f[tghncss the Amccr
wilt enter, into no engagements with foreign
Staies, a,ld will not taku up arms against nny
forefgu Btatc, except with tho concurrence OF
uhe british Government. On ihess conditions
against any foregn aggression with money,
arnle, or troops, to be nlp'oycd In whatsoever
manner the British Government. may judge
best for this purpose. Hnould Brttah troops
OF rcprIling foreign aaarcssIon they will return
to tileir stations in British territory as soon
as tic object for Which they entered has been
acsomni!she!: m ! 49,, ,,,- A.. :,
the direct and lnt:mata relations now established
between tie British uuyerpme1t and his N,uh.
ness the ANGER Of A,ghauIstan, mud fnr tho
oettcr protection Of the tront!ers OF hIs High
ncss' donlin,ons, 1t IL agreed that The British
representative slali rcsdu At Cabul, With suit
able csrost, In plnca Of residence appropriate
TO hts raDli a,lu dignity. It Ia also ngreed TINT
the british Government et,all have tue right to
dcputc Dritlsl ncepts with sattnb!a escorts to
lhc Afghan frontiers, uhensoeycr This may 10
IL lr interests Of both statoa, on Tie occurrence
9f my important external favt. His utghness
Tue Amcrr oi AIghanistau may on bis part
dopute aa uRcnt to. rasIdo at tile Court OF bis
Exretlcucy tic Vjceroy and Govcrnor-Gonerai
of India, and at such other places in British In.
.1ia a. mar be similarly agreed upon.
Arr. 5. hts Hlgtness Inu Ameer Of Afgbau-
tktau ami It's deueudeurics ruarantera ihe ner-
aonal eafcty and honorable treatncnk of British
areuts within its jurisdiction; u,,tl tile British
Government, on tts part UNDERTAKES that ite
aycu.s sllnlI never IN any way Interfere with the
internal administration Of his ulelpess' do
mtnlons.
AIT. d. Ills H.ehncss tho, Aucer Of AfQbaa-
tstatl u.,d tts dependencies undertakcs on buha]f
o( himself ntd hls successors, to Offer no in-
ueditneut to British subjects ucarotuI,Y trnding
within ht8 uo!nintons, so loux On they do so With
tic pcrmissfpn Of thp British Uoycfpncut, and