The Nineteenth Century: A Monthly Review, Volume 5Sampson Low, Marston, 1879 - Great Britain |
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Page 138
... Lord Lawrence , had obtained a pledge from Russia that she would respect the northern boundaries of Afghanistan . They informed the Ameer , through Lord Northbrook , of the provision they had made for the security of his territories ...
... Lord Lawrence , had obtained a pledge from Russia that she would respect the northern boundaries of Afghanistan . They informed the Ameer , through Lord Northbrook , of the provision they had made for the security of his territories ...
Page 139
... Lord Northbrook allowed him to sulk , and meantime went on , still observing the lines of the policy sketched in Lord Lawrence's despatch of 1869 , strengthening our hold on India by wise and righteous government , improving our ...
... Lord Northbrook allowed him to sulk , and meantime went on , still observing the lines of the policy sketched in Lord Lawrence's despatch of 1869 , strengthening our hold on India by wise and righteous government , improving our ...
Page 140
... Lord Northbrook . Lord Salisbury , you will observe , speaks of the necessity of timely precaution , ' which seems to imply that he was dissatisfied with the precautions involved in the course of action settled by his predecessors . ( A ...
... Lord Northbrook . Lord Salisbury , you will observe , speaks of the necessity of timely precaution , ' which seems to imply that he was dissatisfied with the precautions involved in the course of action settled by his predecessors . ( A ...
Page 141
... Lord Salisbury about Afghanistan . A. Oh , come , come , that is most unfair . It is obviously of the utmost ... Northbrook which follow , you will see that the Viceroy expostulated with all his might , and backed up his objections with the ...
... Lord Salisbury about Afghanistan . A. Oh , come , come , that is most unfair . It is obviously of the utmost ... Northbrook which follow , you will see that the Viceroy expostulated with all his might , and backed up his objections with the ...
Page 142
... Lord Northbrook says : Nothing is traceable among the records of the Government of India showing that the Ameer had ever expressed his readiness to agree to the presence of a British Agent at Herat . His Highness might have objections ...
... Lord Northbrook says : Nothing is traceable among the records of the Government of India showing that the Ameer had ever expressed his readiness to agree to the presence of a British Agent at Herat . His Highness might have objections ...
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