IOR/L/PS/10/1193/2

This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.

The part contains a proof of the revised narrative for the section regarding Afghanistan (ff 257-282), along with copies of numerous related treaties, agreements, and associated material covering the period 1809-1926 (ff 258-393), of which some of the more recent material relates to the Anglo-Russian Joint Commission for the Delimitation of the Russo-Afghan frontier.

Also included is a significant amount of related correspondence, largely consisting of interdepartmental discussion covering questions of what should and should not be included in and with the revised narrative (e.g. whether certain treaties, protocols and related letters should be published).

Correspondents include the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the India Office, Foreign Office, and the Government of India.

The French language material consists of several articles among the aforementioned treaties and agreements.