The following Articles for the restoration of peace have been agreed upon by the British

Government and the Afghan Government:

ARTICLE 1.

From the date of the signing of this Treaty there shall be peace between the British

Government, on the one part, and the Government of Afghanistan on the other.

ARTICLE 2.

In view of the circumstances which have brought about the present war between the

British Government and the Government of Afghanistan, the British Government, to

mark their displeasure, withdraw the privilege enjoyed by former Amirs of importing

arms, ammunition or warlike munitions through India to Afghanistan.

ARTICLE 3.

The arrears of the late Amir's subsidy are furthermore confiscated, and no subsidy is

granted to the present Amir.

ARTICLE 4.

At the same time, the British Government are desirous of the re-establishment of the

old friendship that has so long existed between Afghanistan and Great Britain, provided

they have guarantees that the Afghan Government are, on their part, sincerely anxious to

regain the friendship of the British Government. The British Government are prepared,

therefore, provided the Afghan Government prove this by their acts and conduct, to

receive another Afghan mission after six months for the discussion and settlement of

matters of common interest to the two Governments and the re-establishment of the old

friendship on a satisfactory basis.

ARTICLE 5.

The Afghan Government accept the Indo-Afghan frontier accepted by the late Amir.

They further agree to the early demarcation by a British Commission of the

undemarcated portion of the line west of the Khyber, where the recent Afghan aggression

took place, and to accept such boundary as the British Commission may lay down. TheBritish troops on this side will remain in their present positions until such demarcation

has been effected.

ALI AHMAD KHAN,A. H. GRANT

Commissary for Home Affairs and Chief of Foreign Secretary to the Government of the Peace Delegation of the AfghanIndia and Chief of the Peace Delegation of Government.the British Government.

ANNEXURE

No. 7-P.O., dated Rawalpindi, the 8th August 1919.

From-The Chief British Representative, Indo-Afghan Peace Conference,

To-The Chief Afghan Representative.

After compliments-You asked me for some further assurance that the Peace Treaty which

the British Government now offer, contains nothing that interfered with the complete

liberty of Afghanistan in internal or external matters.

My friend, if you will read the Treaty carefully you will see that there is no such

interference with the liberty of Afghanistan. You have told me that the Afghan

Government are unwilling to renew the arrangement whereby the late Amir agreed to

follow unreservedly the advice of the British Government in regard to his external

relations. I have not, therefore, pressed this matter: and no mention of it is made in the

Treaty. Therefore, the said Treaty and this letter leave Afghanistan officially free and

independent in its internal and external affairs.

Moreover, this war has cancelled all previous Treaties.-Usual conclusion.

From: C. U. Aitchison, ed. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads: Relating

to India and Neighbouring Countries. Vol. XIII. Calcutta: Government of India Central

Publication Branch, 1933, 286-288.