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Policy in Central Asia; proposal to establish British Agent at Herat with two assistants one of whom would be at Kandahar; Lawrence and Edwardes both recommend purely defensive policy towards Afghanistan; Lawrence's arguments for ceding Peshawar district to Afghanistan and making Indus the Indian...
Refers to Canning's letter of 22 April; is certain Montgomery's report will be published and any fresh document relating to Oudh proclamation of 1858 will be laid before Parliament; believes outline agreement on army question has been achieved; C-in-C gives up claim to command local forces in ret...
Having ceased to be Secretary of State for India will pass any future letters from Canning to Sir Charles Wood, and will brief him on Canning's views on pending questions; he personally, and he believes his colleagues, do not intend to make India a subject of party attacks; encloses complaint rec...
Acknowledges Canning's very friendly letter of 24 July; will support Indian administration as private MP; has informed Wood of his plans for India and given him Canning's letters; was busy combating objections to Wilson as Canning's financial assistant when he left office; tendency in England to ...