The Queen writes to SCC regarding Afghanistan. She writes that they should not withdraw from Kandahar as that could allow for a greater threat from Russia. There is a note enclosed from William Ewart Gladstone requesting to discuss the matter of Ayoub and Abdul-Rahman's military authority in the region. Sent from: Osborne, date stamped, 13 Feb.
Letter from Queen Victoria to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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- Dates of Creation13 February 1881
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