THE RUSSO-AFGHAN DIFFICULTY
(BKCTKR’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.) ;-r-. v . London,- May 11. It is stated in some quarters that an agent has been appointed by the Russian Government in Calcutta. 'A report is current that a British Commission will’proceed to Herat to erect fortifications there, the consent of th.e Ameer having been obtained. The report, however, lacks official confirmation at present. (Received May 12, 1.16 p. m.) London, May 11. In the Houscoof Lords to-day Earl Granville, the ’Secretary of State for foreign affairs, announced that a conference had recently taken place between M. de Staal (the Russian Ambassador to England), M. Lessar (the Russian Commissioner), Earl Kimberley (Secretary of State for India), and himselfj and <bat the conference resulted in an agreement on the Afghan frontier question which was perfectly satisfactory to both England and Russia. Earl Granville said Lord Buffering the Viceroy of India, concurred entirely in the arrangements that bad been come to.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1538, 12 May 1885, Page 3
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154THE RUSSO-AFGHAN DIFFICULTY Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1538, 12 May 1885, Page 3
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