HC Deb 21 June 1880 vol 253 cc435-6
SIR BALDWYN LEIGHTON

asked the Secretary of State for India, Whether it is true, as reported, that Abdur Rahman is accompanied in Afghanistan by a Russian official?

THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON

Sir, the first telegram, in March, stated that Abdur Rahman was accompanied by two Russian officers, but that information has never been confirmed since. So far as we know, there is no reason to suppose that any Russian accompanies Abdur Rahman.