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Chapter VI. 129
IDO. A further reduction in the expenditure bf the Residency was made
when the Turkish writer of the Vernacular
ndePM«pr«p|i^of^rrcKccdingi No. 131, External office retired, lie drew Rs. 36. This was
a , July is, «•. -o- . reduced for his successor to Rs. cO which
was formerly fixed for the post.
151.’When the Finance Committee submitted proposals for reduction of tho
expenditure in the Baghdad Residency,
Estcrnal A., November 1857, Nos. 113—117.
Colonel Tweed io proposed to endeavour to
reduce tho pay of the Accountant and Treasurer on the occurrence of a
permanent vacancy in that Government. Tho Government of India accoptcd
this proposal (Foreign Department letter No. 20G5-E., dated 12th October
1887, to tho Political Resident, Turkish Arabia).
151-A. It would be useful to bear iu mind tho names of tho members of
the establishment, as some of them come
Political A., August 187-1, Nos. 150-2.
into unworthy prominence later on (see
Chapter VIII (iv),page 957. Tho following list is taken from Consul-General’s
No. 28, dated 18th March 187*1:—
List of the Establishment of the Political Agency in Turkish Arabia.

No. Names. Designation. Elmaukb

1 Air. Michael Minas Nativo Agent Grandfather camo from India: was regis­
tered as a British subject in tbo tiruo of
Midhut Pasha.
C Armenians born at Busrah, their grand­
father leaving Julfa near Ispahan in
Persia settled at Busrah, himself as well
as bis son (thoir father) served succes­
sively the British Government as Dingo-
mans at tho Factory of tho Hon'ble
Ka«t India Company at that Port since
1778. They resided at Bombay from
1 Mr. Goorge Thaddous • •S Dragoman childhood, and being there educated held
1 „ John Thaddous Head Writer employments at tho Preside: cy until
1 „ .1 amen Thaddeus Accountant the appointment in 18-13 of Major (now
„ Gabriel Thaddeus Treasurer •( Major-General Sir Henry) Hawlinson,
Political Agent, Baghdad, when they
were entertained at Bombay by that
officer as offico establishment of tho
Political Agency in Turkish Arabia and
accompanied him to Baghdad, whero
they servo ever since. 1 beg I may bo
informed whether under the circum­
stances of their having thus served the
British Government for threo genera­
tions I may claim them as British
subjects.
1 Meerza Mahomed Hossein.,. Persian writer British Indian subject.
1 Mahomed FfTondi Turkish do.
1 Syud Has ran Arabio do.
1 Abdoolla ibn Yusif Ezrah Scroll do.
1 Mahboob Agha Jomadar of peons
Huran Peon
•! Elyas ... Do.
Haji Mahomed Do.
Kauthem ibn Jaood Do.
Hermuzd ... Durbar servant
2 { •loodeo • •• Do. do. ...
1 Kauthem Waterman • ••
2 Rahim Kulasee
- Turkish subjects.
Escobt.
1 Mahmood Agha Du (Tad ar
r Eunus Agha ... Horseman
6*! Shebeeb „ Do. I
Ashor „ ... Do,
Mahomed Khalod Do.
Ali ibn Mahmood Do.
1 Mahomed Ibrahim Do.
! Mahomed ... Groom
3 Abdoolla ... Do.
llussoin ... Do.
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