AFGHAN CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 130, 26 February 1929, Page 11

AFGHAN CRISIS

SINISTER DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE

AMANULLAH LEAVES FOR

HERAT

THE HAND OF THE SOVIET

(United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(Australian Press Association.)

Delhi, February 24.

Grave importance is attached to Amanullah’s departure from Kandahar for Herat, which is the nearest big Afghan town to the Russian frontier and Soviet’s internal political base for Afghanistan. The “Statesman’s” political correspondent at New Delhi regards the report of Amanullah’s move as the most serious yet received of the Afghan situation. He says that it may lead to a crisis that will overshadow the general election in England, and dwarf most of our preoccupations in India. The Soviet Consulate at Herat was recently the centre of propaganda for Amanullah, and it is believed that the ex-King has gone to invoke the support of the Soviet, which makes no secret of the fact that Amanullah stands for revolution, and has her sympathy. The situation is regarded as fraught with explosive possibilities.

NADIR KHAN’S MISSION

Australian Press Association

'Delhi, February 24.

A Peshawar report says that if Nadir Khan gains the support of the country, Baceha Sakao will hand over the Government, but the, present judications are that the latter will remain at Kabul till he is forcibly ejected, EVACUATION OF BRITISH MISSION AEROPLANE UNABLE TO LAND (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) \ Delhi, February 2-1. A message from Peshawar states ■ that another unsuccessful attempt was made to bring the British L-'gation staff froip Kabul in troop-carrier aeroplanes, which were unable to land owing to the flooding of the aerodrome. Baron von Plessen, who is relieving the present German Minister, landed in a smaller machine.