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in Turkish Arabia, in tho same manner as tlio stipend ho now onjoys liavo hitherto beon drawn
by him from that treasury.”
79. lu July last tho Secretary of Stato forwarded copy of a letter from
Nawab Ikbal-ud-Dowlali, soliciting some
Despatch from Secretary of Stato, No. 72 (Politi- jncrCUSO to llis allowailCO Of lls. 2 500 per
cal), dated 12tl* July 1377. mCUSCUl, and stated I---
,f Under all tho circumstances of tho ease, taking into consideration the Nawab's history
his very advanced age, the peculiar position which he holds at Baghdad, and the Political ad­
vantage which may accrue to the Indian Government from the presence there of a distinguished
Native Princo who has always been a firm supporter of British interests, I have decided, after
deliberation in Council, to sanction the grant to Ikbal-ud-Dowlali of an additional allowance of
Be. 50l) a month, with effect from the 1st instant (July). Tho Nawab having been informed
accordinglyi 1 have to request that tho necessary instructions in the matter may bo 6Cut to the
PoliticaLAgcut at Baghdad at an early dato.”
80. A copy of the Secretary of State’s letter was forwarded to the Political
Agent, Turkish Arabia, and to the Chief
No. 2010-12-P., dated 17lli Augoit 1877.
Commissioner, Oudh, and Financial De-
partment, for information.

JEnfacement for payment of interest on a Government Promissory-note of
flaioab Ikbal-ud’Doiolah from the Baghdad Treasury, 1834-1885.

81. In 1884 a request was made by the Agra Bank, Limited, Calcutta, on
behalf of Nawab lkbal-ud-Dowlah to have
External A., Xofember 1881, No*. 658—SCO.
certain Government Promissory-notes, ag­
gregating Rs. 1,00,000, enfaced for payment of the interest from the Resident’s
Treasury at Baghdad. According to a ruling in tho Pin a nee Department,
interest on Government Promissory-notes is payable only at Government
Treasuries in India, so that unless there was special political reason, the
Nawab’s request could not be entertained, Mr. Plowden was askod to state
whether there was any such reason, lie reported that presuming there could be
no possible audit objection as he had interpreted the Civil Account CodeRegula-
tion on the point, he had already promised the Nawab to comply with his re­
quest, though there was no special political reason for granting the favour. In
reply Mr. Plowden was told (Foreign Department letter No. 2916-E., dated 18th
November 1881) that tho Regulation in question did not apply to Baghdad,
and that the Government of India would not allow without special orders
enfaccments for payments of interest on Government Promissory-notes at the
Treasuries of Zanzibar, Maskat, Bushirc, Tehran and Baghdad.
82. In the circumstances, however, mentioned by Mr. Plowden, Govern­
ment authorized the Political Resident at
ExUrnil A., February 1685, No*. 94 —07.
Baghdad to pay the Nawab the interest
upon the specified Promissory-notes as long as the Nawab held them. This
would avoid the difficulty which might arise if the Nawab were to dispose of his
notes and we should not thus become liable to maintain the effaceraent to
Baghdad in favour of persons to whom there is no occasion to grant such a
special privilege.
83. In 1885, when the Nawab wished to ensure the continued payment from
the Baghdad Treasury after his death, of
External A., July 1S95, No. G2.
tho interest of the Government paper in
which he had invested, ho asked that lie might he allowed to invest the money
in the Resident’s name as trustee for the disbursement of the income towards
the expenses of his tomb. The Financial Department having objected to this
course on the ground that it would in effect make the Resident the Nawab’s
trustee, Sir lkbal-ud-Dowlah was informed by this Department, through Colonel
Tweedie, that the Resident could not accept tho trust. The reasons for tho
refusal, however, were not explained; neither were any financial rules
referred to, which prevented the sanction being given though in the