EX-KING OF AFGHANISTAN

been excellent. No nation is more adept at calling a
bluff. No Government is more tactful in the treatment
of foreign religious practices or prejudices.

But in the case of Amanullah there was surely shown
a lack of foresight, an exaggeration of minor details, and
an inability to see the major dangers, that seriously
threatens that reputation held so dearly by the Foreign
Office and the Bang's advisers.

As it happened, the effect was nullified by history.
All Europe was in the same boat in regard to the treat-
ment of Amanullah, though Great Britain, as the
responsible Power, most directly. But if during the
next few months history had not elected to nullify the
issue, the London visit of Bang Amanullah might have
been the direct cause of further and more prolonged
trouble in the East.

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