GRANDE-BRETAGNE, URUGUAY
Protocole pour le rétablissement des relations diplomatiques entre les Gouvernements respectifs, signé à Montevideo, le
29 avril 1879.
Pari. Paper [2353] 1879.
Texte anglais.
In the City of Montevideo, on the twenty-ninth day of the month of April, 1879, there being assembled at the Département for Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Francis Clare Ford, Esquire, a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, and his Excellency Dr. Gualberto Mendez, Minister Secretary of State in the aforesaid Département, with a view to carrying into effect an arrangement entered into in accordance with the notes of the 17th and 20th January last, for the resumption of diplomatie relations, which had been broken off in the year 1871 , between their two countries respectively, which arrangement had met with the approval of their respective Governments;
Texte espagnol.
En la Ciudad de Montevideo a los veintinueve dias del mes de Abril del ano 1879, reunidos en el Despacho del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la Repûblica Oriental del Uruguay, su Excelencia el Dr. D.
Gualberto Mendez, Ministro del Ramo, y Francisco Clare Ford, Miembro de la mas Honorable Orden del Bano y de la mas distin guida de San Miguel y San Jorge, Ministro Plenipotenciario de Su Magestad Britânica en la Repûblica,- con el objecto de llevar a efecto el arreglo consignado en las notas de 17 y 20 de Enero ciel corriente ailo , para la reanudacion de las Relaciones Diplomaticas interrumpidas desde 1871, entre los dos Paises, y el cual ha tenido la aprobacion de ambos Gobiernos.
Afghanistan , Grande - Bretagne.
They déclare that, in accordance with instructions received to that effect from their respective Govcrnments , diplomatie relations between the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and that of Her Britannic Majesty are reopened and re-established on a footing of perfect friendship and amity.
It it further agreed that, after the signature of the présent document, a day and hour shall be appoint ed when the Place of Montevideo and one of Her Britannic Majesty's ships shall fire a salvo of 21 guns, thus saluting reciprocally their respective natioual flags.
In virtue whereof the two Plénipotentiaires have signed and affixed their seals to the présent document, in duplicate, on the above-mentioned date.
Francis Clare Ford.
Gualberto Mendez.
Declaran : que de conformidad con las instrucciones recibidas al efecto de sus respectivos Gobicrnos, las Relacioncs Diplomâticas entre el Gobierno de la Repûbliea Oriental del Uruguay y el de Su Majestad Britânica quedan reabiertas y restablecidas sobre la base de perfecta amistad y concorclia.
Queda ademas convenido que despues de firmado el présente Instrument o se désignant el dia y hora en que una bateria de artilleria de la Plaza de Montevideo y un buque de guerra de Su Majestad Britânica deban hacer 21 disparos de canon saludando reciproca y simultaneamente los respectives Pabellones nacionales.
En fé de lo cual ambos Plenipotenciarios firmaron y sellaron el présente documento en dos ejemplares y en la fecha arriba indicada.
AFGHANISTAN , GRANDE - BRETAGNE
Traité de paix et d'amitié signé à Peshawar, le 30 mars 1855.
Pari. Paper [2190] 1878.
Treaty between the British Government and His Highness Ameer Dost Mohammed Khan, Walee of Cabul and of those countries of Afghanistan now in his possession ; conclucled on the part of the British Government by John Lawrence, Esquire, Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, in virtue of full powers vestecl in him by the Most Noble James Andrew , Marquis of Dalhousie , K. T. etc. Governor-General of Inclia ; ancl on the part of the Ameer of Cabool, Dost Mohammed Khan, by Syrdar Gholam Hydur Khan, in virtue of full authority granted to him by His Highness.
Art. I. Between the Honourable East India Company and His Highness Ameer Dost Mohammed Khan, Walee of Cabul and of those countries now in his possession , and the heirs of the said Ameer , there shall be perpétuai peace and friendship.
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Art. II. The Honourable East India Company engages to respect thèse territories now in his possession, and the heirs of ^he said Ameer, there shall be perpétuai peace and friendship.
Art. III. His Highness Ameer Dost Mohammed Khan, Walee of Cabul and of those countries of Afghanistan now in his possession , engages, on his own part and on the part of his heirs, to respect the territories of the Honourable East India Company, and ne ver to interfère therein, and to be the friend of the friends and enemy of the enemies of the Honourable East India Company.
Doue at Peshawur this 30th day of March 1855, corresponding with the llth day of Rujjub, 1271 Hejree.
John Lawrence, Chief Commissioner of the Punjab.
Seal of Goham Hyder, heir-apparent.
As the représentative of Ameer Dost Mohammed Khan, and in person on his own account as heir-apparent.
Ratified by the Most Noble the Governor-General at Ootakamund, this lst day of May 1855.
Dalhousie.
AFGHANISTAN, GRANDE - BRETAGNE
Convention de subsides signée à Peshawur, le 26 janvier 1857.
Pari. Paper [2190] 1878.
Articles of Agrément made at Peshawur on the 26th January 1857 (corresponding with Jumadee-ool-Awul 29th, A. H. 1273), between Ameer Dost Mohammed Khan, Ruler of Cabool and of those countries of Afghanistan now in his possession , on his own part , and Sir John Lawrence, K. C. B. Chief Commissioner of the Punjab and Lieutenant-Colonel H. B. Edwardes, C. B., Commissioner of Peshawur, on the part of the Honourable East India Company, under the authority of the Right Honourable Charles John Viscount Canning, Governor-General of India in Council.
1. Whereas the Shah of Persia , contrary to his engagement with the British Government, has taken possession of Herat, and has manifested an intention to interfère in the présent possession of Amir Dost Mohammed Khan, and there is now war between the British and Persian Governments, therefore the Honorable East India Company, to aid Amir Dost Mohammed Khan to défend and maintain his présent possessions in Balkh, Cabul and Kandahar against Persia , hereby agrées , out of friendship to give the said Amir one lac of Company's rupees monthly during the war with Persia, on the following conditions:
Subsides.
2. The Amir shall keep his présent nurnber of cavalry and artillery, and shall maintain not less than 18000 infantry of which 13000 shall be regulars, divided into 13 régiments.
3. The Amir is to make his own arrangements for receiving the money at the British Treasuries, and conveying it through his own country.
4. British officers, with suitable establishments and orderlies, shall be deputed, at the pleasure of the British Government, to Cabul or Kandahar or Balkh or ail three places or wherever an Afghan army be assembled to act against the Persians. It will be their duty to see generally that the subsidy granted to the Amir be devoted to the military purposes for which it is given, and to keep their own Government informed of ail affairs. They will have nothing to do with the payment of the troops, or advising the Cabul Government and they will not interfère in any way in the internai administration of the country. The Amir will be responsible for their safety and honourable treatment while in his country, and for keeping them acquainted with ail military and political matters connected with the war.
5. The Amir of Cabul shall appoint and maintain a vakil at Peshawur.
6. The subsidy of one lac per mensem shall cease from the date on which peace is made between the British and Persian Governments or at any previous time at the will and pleasure of the Governor-General of India.
7. Whenever the subsidy shall cease the British Officers shall be withdrawn from the Amir's country; but at the pleasure of the British Government a vakil, not a European officer, shall remain at Cabul on the part of the Government, and one at Peshawur on the part of the Government of Cabul.
8. The Ameer shall furnish a sufficient escort for the British Officers from the British border when going to the Ameer's country and to the British border when returning.
9. The subsidy shall commence from lst January 1857, and be payable at the British Treasury one month in arrears.
10. The five lakhs of rupies which have been already sent to the Ameer (three to Candahar and two to Cabul) will not be counted in this Agreement. They are a free and separate gift from the Honourable East India Company. But the sixtti lakh now in the hands of the mahajuns of Cabul, which was sent for another purpose, will be one of the instalments under this Agreement.
11. This Agreement in no way supersedes the Treaty made at Peshawur on 30th March 1855*) (corresponding with llth of Rajjab 1271) by which the Ameer of Cabul engaged to be the friend of the friends and the enemy of the enemies of the Honourable East India Company, and the Ameer of Cabul, in the spirit of that Treaty, agrées to communicate to the British Government any overtures he may receive from Persia or the allies of Persia during the war, or while there is friendship between the Cabul and British Governments.
*) V. ci-dessus, No. 81.
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12. In considération of the friendship existing between the British Government and Ameer Dost Mohammood Khan, the British Government engages to overlook the past hostilities of ail the tribes of Afghanistan, and on no account to visit them with punishment.
13. Whereas the Ameer has expressed a wish to have 4000 mnskets given him in addition to the 4000 already given, it is agreed that 4000 muskets shall be sent by the British Government to Tull, whence the Ameer's people will convey them with their own carriage.
rÇ} John Lawrence, Chief Commissioner.
ea * Ilerbert B. Edwardes, Commissioner of the Peshawur Division.
AFGHANISTAN, GRANDE-BRETAGNE
Traité de paix signé à Gandamak, le 26 mai 1879.
Pari. Paper [2362] 1879.
Treaty between the British Goverment and His Highness Yakub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies , concluded at Gandamak on the 26th May 1879, by His Highness the Amir Muhammad Yakub Khan on his own part, and on the part of the British Government by Major P. L. N. Cavagnari, C. S. I. , Political Officer on Spécial Duty, in virtue of full powers vested in him by the Right Fonourable Edward Robert Lytton, Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton of Knebworth , and a Baronet, Grand Master of the Mosfc Exalted Order of the Star of India, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Grand Master of the Indian Empire, Viceroy and Governor-General of India. The following Articles of a Treaty for the restoration of peace and
amicable relations have been agreed upon between the British Government
and His Highness Muhammad Yakub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its
dependencies : —
Art. 1. From the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the présent Treaty there shall be perpétuai peace and friendship between the British Government on the one part and His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies, and his successors, on the other.
Art. 2. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies engages, on the exchange of the ratificatiens of this Treaty, to publish a full and complète amnesty, absolving ail his subjects from any responsibility for intercourse with the British Forces during the war, and to guarantee and protect ail persons of whatever degree from any punishment or molestation on that account.
Art. 3. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies agrées to conduct his relations with Foreign States, in accordance with
Traité de paix.
the advice and wishes of the British Government. His Highness the Amir will enter into no engagements with Foreign States, and will not take up arms against any Foreign State, except with the concurrence of the British Government. On thèse conditions the British Government will support the Amir against any foreign aggression with money, arms, or troops, to be employed in whatsoever manner the British Government may judge best for this purpose. Should British troops at any time enter Afghanistan for the purpose of repelling foreign aggression, they will return to their stations in British territory as soon as the object for which they entered has been accomplished.
Art. 4. With a view to the maintenance of the direct and intimate relations now established between the British Government and His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and for the better protection of the frontiers of His Highness' dominions, it is agreed that a British Eepresentative shall réside at Kabul, with a suitable escort in a place of résidence appropriate to his rank and dignity. It is also agreed that the British Government shall have the right to députe British Agents with suitable escorts to the Afghan frontiers, whensoever this may be considered necessary by the British Government in the interests of both States, on the occurrence of any important external fact. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan may on his part députe an Agent to réside at the Court of His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, and at such other places in British India as may be similarly agreed upon.
Art. 5. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies guarantees the personal safety and honourable treatment of British Agents within his jurisdiction ; and the British Government on its part undertakes that its Agents shall never in any way interfère with the internai administration of His Highness' dominions.
Art. 6. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies undertakes, on behalf of himself and his successors, to ofFer no impediment to British subjects peacefully trading within his dominions so long as they do so with the permission of the British Government, and in accordance with such arrangements as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time between the two Governments.
Art. 7. In order that the passage of trade between the territories of the British* Government and of His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan, may be open and uninterrupted , His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan agrées to use his best endeavours to ensure the protection of traders and to facilitate the transit of goods along the well-known customary roads of Afghanistan. Thèse roads shall be improved and maintained in such manner as the two Governments may décide to be most expédient for the gênerai convenience of traffic, and under such financial arrangements as may be mutually determined upon between them. The arrangements made for the maintenance and security of the aforesaid roads, for the settlement of the duties to be levied upon merchandize carried over thèse roads, and for the gênerai protection and development of trade with and through the dominions of His Highness, will be stated in a separate Commercial Treaty,
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to be concluded within one year, due regard being given to the state of the country.
Art. 8. With a view to facilitate communication between the allied Governments and to aid and develop intercourse and commercial relations between the two countries , it is hereby agreed that a line of telegraph from Kurram to Kabul shall be constructed by and at the cost of the British Government, and the Amir of Afghanistan hereby undertakes to provide for the protection of this telegraph line.
Art. 9. In considération of the renewal of a friendly alliance between the two States which has been attested and secured by the foregoing Articles, the British Government restores to His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies the towns of Kandahar and Jellalabad, with ail the territory now in possession of the British armies, excepting the districts of Kurram, Pishin, and Sibi. His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies agrées on his part that the districts of Kurram and Pishin and Sibi, according to the limits defined in the schedule annexed, shall remain under the protection and administrative control of the British Government: that is to say, the aforesaid districts shall be treated as assigned districts, and shall not be considered as permanently severed from the limits of the Afghan kingdom. The revenues of thèse districts after deducting the charges of civil administration shall be paid to His Highness the Amir.
The British Government will retain in its own hands the control of the Khyber and Michni Passes, which lie between the Peshawur and Jellalabad Districts, and of ail relations with the independent tribes of the territory directly connected with thèse Passes.
Art. 10. For the further support of His Highness the Amir in the recovery and maintenance of his legitimate authority, and in considération of the efficient fulfilment in their entirety of the engagements stipulated by the foregoing Articles, the British Government agrées to pay to His Highness the Amir and to his successors an annual subsidy of six lakhs of Rupees.
Done at Gandamak, this 26th day of May 1879, corresponding with the 4th day of the month of Jamadi-us-sani 1296, A.H.
Amir Muhammad N. Cavagnari, Major,
Yàkub Khan. Poltl. Ofiïcer on Spécial Duty.
Lytton.
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