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2 APPENDIX IIL
3 COPY or TREATY witx DOST MAHOMED KHAN, AMEER or CABUL, on
4 80tTa MARCH 1855.
5 Treaty between the British Government and His Highness Ameer Dost Mahomed
6 Khan, Walee of Cabul and of those Countries of Afghanistan now in his posses-
7 sion, concluded on the part of the British Government by John Lawrence, Esquire,
8 Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, in virtue of full powers vested in him by the
9 Most Noble James Andrew, Marquis of Dalhousie, K. T., §c., Governor General
10 of India, and on the part of the Ameer of Cabul, Dost Mahomed Khan, by Sirdar
11 Gholam Hyder Khan, in virtue of full authority granted to him by His Highness.
12 AxtictE Ist.
13 Between the Honorable East India Company and His Highness Ameer Dost Maho-
14 med Khan, Walee of Cabul and of those Countries of Afghanistan now in his posses-
15 sion, and the. heirs of sad said Ameer, there shall be perpetual peace and friendship.
16 : ARTICLE 2ND.
17 The Honorable East India Company engages to respect those Territories of Afgha-
18 nistan now in His Highness’ possession, and never to interfere therein.
19 ARTICLE 3RD.
20 His Highness shee Dost Mahomed Khan, Walee of Cabul and of those Countries
21 of Afghanistan now in his possession, engages on his own part, and on the part of his
22 heirs, to respect the Territories of the Honorable East India Company, and never to
23 interfere therein ; and to be the friend of ie friends and enemy of the enemies of the
24 Honorable East India Company.
25 Done at Peshawur this Thirtieth day of March, One thousand Hight hun-
26 dred and Fifty-five, corresponding with the Eleventh day of Rujjub,
27 One thousand Two hundred and Seventy-one Hijree.
28 (Signed) JOHN LAWRENCE,
29 Chief Commissioner of the Punjab.
30 (Signed) GHOLAM HYDER,
31 Seal. Heir Apparent,
32 As the Representative of Ameer Dost Maho-
33 med Khan andin person on his own account as
34 ; Heir Apparent.
35 Ratified by the Most Noble the Governor General at Ootacamund, this First day of
36 May, One thousand Hight hundred and Fifty-five.
37 Seal,
38 (Signed) DALHOUSIE,
39 By order of the Most Noble the Governor General,
40 (Signed) G. FP. EDMONSTONE,
41 Secretary to the Government of India,
42 With the Governor General.