SEVERAL CLAIMANTS TO AFGHAN THRONE
BRITAIN IS NEUTRAL.
RUGBY, Feb. 6,
The -Foreign Secretary (Sir Austen Chamnetlainj was asked in the House of Commons if the British government at present bad accorded any official recognition or friendly support-to any of the several claimants to the throne of Afghanistan, Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that the British Minister at Kabul was in unofficial touch with the de facto authority controlling the city in connection with local matters, such as the safety and evacuation of foreign nationals. Similarly, the British Consul at Kandahar was in unofficial touch with the government of King Amanullah. As he had already informed the House, the British government had no intention of interfering in Afghan affairs by supporting or assisting any of the parties at. present contending for power in that country. Two Royal Air Force Victoria machines yesterday made a further return journey between Peshawar and Kabul, evacuating 28 civilians, including women and children. A similar number wero brought away the previous day, including Frenchmen, three Germans, and a Syrian,
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Shannon News, 12 February 1929, Page 3
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173SEVERAL CLAIMANTS TO AFGHAN THRONE Shannon News, 12 February 1929, Page 3
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