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which can be imagined for
Afghanistan,—and I always
recommend its continuance,—
is this : that Afghanistan should
observe neutrality and with
regard to her neighbours and
all the friendly States should
maintain relations based on such
a process and method as may
not be inimical to the interest
of Afghanistan and that she
should give practical assurance
to her neighbours, that Afghan
istan will hold the balance
perfectly even with regard to the
equal status of her neighbours
and that she will hold on to
the same policy. And it is just
this policy which is the most
wholesome, both for Afghanistan
and for the neighbours of
Afghanistan.
As regards the Independent Frontier
Tribes, let not this problem, too,
remain untouched. For the
question of Independent Terri
tory is a question of equal
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