| Show Will Protect Her Strategic Points LONDON March 2Granville British Secretary for foreign affairs today sentalong very important dispatch by telegraph to De Giers Russian foreign for-eign minister regarding the Occupation by Russian troops of points on the Afghan Af-ghan frontier The language is very firm and almost equivalent to a formal ultimatum It plainly intimates that Great Britain has resolved to protect at all hazards the strategic points in Afghanistan Russia is also warned that Great Britain will under no circumstances umstances entertain the question of a ession of any portion of the territory belonging to her ally the Ameer Af ghanistan A copy of this dispatch was sent Dufferin viceroy of Indiawho is instructed to reassure the Ameer of Afghanistan of Britainis continued friendliness |
