(2) That, in the event of unprovoked aggression upon Afghanistan from without, assistance should be afforded in men, money, and arms; and also that to strengthen the Amir against such aggression, the British Government was willing to fortify Herat and other points on the frontier, and, if desired, to lend officers to discipline the army.
(3) That Abdulla Jan should be recognized as the Amir's successor to the exclusion of any other aspirant; and that the question of material aid in support of such recognition should be discussed by the Plenipotentiaries.
(4) That a yearly subsidy should be paid to the Amir on the following conditions:
That he should refrain from external aggression or provocation of his neighbours, and from entering into external relations without our knowledge.
That he should decline all communication with Russia, and refer her agents to us.
That British agents should reside at Herat and elsewhere on the frontier.
That a mixed commission of British and Afghan officers should determine and demarcate the Amir's frontier.
That arrangements should be made, by allowances or otherwise, for free circulation of trade on the principal trade routes.
That similar arrangements should be made for a line of telegraph, the direction of which was to be subsequently determined.
That Afghanistan should be freely opened to Englishmen, official and non-official, and arrangements made by the Amir, as far as practicable, for their safety, though His Highness would not be absolutely held responsible for isolated accidents.