New-York tribune., 1907-09-25
ANGLO-RUSSIAN TERMS.
4FGH1NIST4N BRIT1IN'S.
No Interference 7cith Tibct-Ihe
COnUentiOn ON Persia.

ST Petersburg, Sept II IS expected that
the AnSlo-Russian convention. the ratificatlons
Of which were exchanged yesterday. will be
gazetted officially September 26.
The agreement is divided into three heads.
namely. Persia, Afghanistan and Tibet. Con-
cernng Persia. Great Britain undertakes not to
seek for herself support in the interests of
her subjects those of a third power
political commercial concessions northward
of a line connecting kasrishirin. ISpahan. lczd
and khakhi to the junction of the Persian. Rus
sian and Afghanistan frontiers. and not TO op
pose. directly or indirectly. requests for conces-
sions in this region. including the localities
specified ha wing the support Of the Russian
government. Russia gives corresponding ui-
dertaking concerning the region south of a line
extending from the Afghan frontier to Gazlk,
Birjud. Herman and Bender AbbaS Both couIi-
tries agree not to oppose the granting of conces-
sions to subjects of either country In the regions
between the lines mentioned Existing Conces-
sionS are 10 be maintained.
The remainder of that part of the convention
which refers to Persia deals with financial con-
ditions and guarantees. It is provided that IN
the event of irregularities in the redemption of
the payment of interest on the loans with the
Bank OF Discount and Loans and the lmpe-
rial Bank prior To the signature of the ConVen-
fion Russia and Great Britain shall take
control of the sources of revenue, each country
guaranteeing a regular service of loans in its
territory Russia 10 the Bank OF Discount and
Loans and Great Britain to the Imperial Bank
Dealing with Afghanstan, Great Britain un-
dertakes in no way to encourage Afghanstan to
take measures threatening Russia, while Russia
declares she will recognize this country as out
side of her sphere of influence and agrees to
act in all her political relations with Afghanis-
tan through the intermediary of the British
government She undertakes also not to send
any agents 10 Afghanistan. Great Britain de-
cIares her adherence the provisions of the
Cahooi treaty Of 1905. and undertakes neither 10
annex nor occupy any part Of AfShanistan or
intervene in the internal administration Of the
country Reservation is made that the Ameer
Of Afghanstan shall fulfil the engagements con-
tracted in the CabooI treaty Both Great Brit
ain and Russia recognize the principle of equal
ity in the treatment Of commercial interests
and K is agreed that should the developments
of commerce point the necessity of the pres
ence of commercial agents the two governments
will come to an agreement concerning the meas
ures to be taken, due regard being had for the
sovereign rights of the Ameer-
Concerning Tibet, il is agreed that the ter
rltoraI integrity of this country shall be re
spected, and that both Great Britain and Russia
shall abstain from intervention IN tne internal
administration of Tibet treating with her only
through the Chinese government. This, how
ever does not exclude direct relations between
the commercial agents of Great Britain and the
Tibetan authorities provided for in the An
elo-Tibetan convention of 1904 and confirmed
by the Anglo Chinese convention of 1906. Nei
ther Great Britain nor Russia shall be allowed
to send representatives to Lassa, but the
Buddhist subjects of both powers may enter
into direct relations, on strictly religious
grounds with the Dalai Lama, or other repre-
sentatives of Buddhism in Tibet. No railway.
road. telegraph or mining concession or other
rights are be sought in Tibet by either