The New York herald., 1921-07-17
AFCHAN SUSPECTED
AS SOVIET AGENTS
Hint of Russian Propagan-
da in Attempt to Gain
q. S. Recognition.
TREATY WITH LENINE
Amir Receives Annual Sub
sidy of Million Rubles
From Moscow.
OTHER HELP PROMISED
Mission in Washington Awaits
Summons to Call at State
Department.
TREATY WITH LENINE
OTHER HELP PROMISED
Special Despatch to THE NEw YoHx HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Despatch to THE .NEw YoaK HEaALp.-
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, d. c., July 16.
Is the Afghan mission, recently ar
rived in Washington, seeking recogni-
tion for Atghanistan and diplomatic
intercourse with the United States, in
any way mission from Soviet Rus
STA, bent upon propaganda here and
indirect diplomatic dealing?
How close is the relationship be-
tween Nicolai Lenine, present head of
Soviet Russia. and his Majesty Amir
Arnanullah Khan, monarch of Afghan
istan?
Upon the State Departments esti-
mate of the certainties probabilities
or possibilities involved in these ques-
tions will depend the reception that
will be accorded to Mohammed Wall
Khan, the Anair's accredited represen-
tative, when Mohammed Wall Khan
and the other members of the Afghan
mission call on Secretary Hughes next
week to present their credentials.
mas xHehty WIN NuSel0.
TIE NEW YORK HERALD obtained to-
day official word that on February 2s.
1921. emissaries Of the Amir met at
Moscow comrades of Comrade Lenine
and signed a treaty with Soviet Russia
That was two days after Persia and the
Soviet republic Joined hands. The sigma
tories on behalf Of Russia were Georgii
Vasilievich .Tchichern and Lev Mix
hailovich Karakhan. The Representatives
Of the sovereign State of Afghanistan"
were Mohammed Wall Khan, Mira Mu-
hammed Khan and Hulyam Sidluik
Khan.
The treaty is self-described as a
treaty for the establishment and main
tenance of friendly relations between the
two countries. Russia gets five CONSUL
ates in Afghanistan and Afghanistan
gets seven consulates In Russia Afghan
istan has free trade into Russia. She
also receives from Russia certain lands
originally hers which the Tsarist Govern
nlent took. These lands are not great
in area but connect certain towns that
belong to Afghanistan. The territory
embraced contains population of about
100000
But the interesting section of the
treaty so far as the American State
Department Is concerned Is clause TO-
which says that In order to strengthen
friendly mutual relations. the Soviet Re-
public agrees to give Afghanistan finan-
cial and other help
The word other diplomats think. is
subject to innumerable constructions.
Subsfdy to Afgha nistan.
Then, at the bottom of the treaty is
q supplementary clause to carry out
the provisions OF clause 10. This latter
clause contains the following provisions;
l. Russia shall pay to Afghanistan
a yearly subsidy to the extent of one
million rubles in gold or silver coin
or bullion.
2. Russia shall construct a tele-
graph line from Kushka to Herat to
Kandahar to Kabul.
3. Russia shall place technical and
other specialists at the disposal OF
Afghanistan upon request.
II seems probable that when Moham-
med Wall Khan talks over matters at
the State Department next week he will
be asked about the million ruble subsidy
and about what other experts than
technical experts are to be loaned by
Russia. They might be military
Asked to-day concerning his countrys
connection with the Soviet Republic.
Mohammed Wall Khan said that they
had made treaties with all their neigh
bors. that they wanted no quarrel with