§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether provision has been made in the recent Treaty between the British Government and Afghanistan for the safeguarding of the interests of the Kafir tribes of the Hindu Khush and their protection from enslavement and oppression by the Afghans?
Mr. HARMSWORTHThe Treaty, which will shortly be published in the Treaty Series of the Foreign Office, did not contain any such provision, nor was it thought to be necessary.