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Introduction oj reforms, 1923               33

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               Which latter oaoo It would unfortunately bo noooaaary
               for no to justify tiy oonduot by r/ano rofiaotlono on
               GhnlSdi fIonf^l)otiMotlvo notliodn Which could hardly ho

               polutublo to liln, howovor I mlpht endeavour , i\a I
               oortaOnly should. to ccft*» then down. It wao oo ho wno
               talcing locvo that tho JQialWi bocr,od rao to koop tho natter
               coorofc and cavo tho aaauEKmco I have alroady oltod In
               ono of tolocrona, tlint, Tor hln pornonally,tho flhalkdon
                of FJidireln vftij not worth tho arooko or a olcarotto#
                7 •   During the throo day a that foifoowod, tho Political
                Agont onfl I had frequent intorvlowo with rholkha iromad

                and Abdullah* I affoati*! to conoarn nyaolf llttlo with
               what ynlf£ht ho tho out\j3ono o f rcy rofnrunoo to oovomnont
                and to bo noro occupied with tho proootxllnco at tho
               Kajlla which I nrnouncod ny intention of call Inc at a
                dooont lntorvnl aft or tho ordora of oovoxmwit rouohod
               no, vhotlior rhnlidi Henad dhould nako p. apooch, whothor
                I ohould make a cipooch, what. va ahould any, oto», oto#,
                I gavo tho norm r. draft lottor for fhnlkh fIan to think
                over and. If eventually ho loft ao dlnpoood, to nl&a*
                Vhoro vmu oono talk about thin lottor :\nd It waa propoaod

                tliftt two lottoro should bo prepared, ono for the pdbliu
                infomatian announcing hla rotirtwont and hlo handing
                over affaire to ShaJJdi H«tmad, end tho other aoorot,
                containing &iaUtfi •loafo uoaurvioo t)i»\t ho would In no
                way interfere, intrlguo uftolnot or ooinitoroot Hhaikh
                Hejjvod’o noatRiroo of rofoit;* ft wan alno propoood that
                thin aoorot lot ter ohould contain nono aooumnooo oo to

                fholkJi Ioa«o poroonai oilowanooo after rotlrcoont, end
                that ho aaquioaod in all novomnant r'vonuoo paaolng
                to ttjrtIMi !i«ooa nnd to rhaildi Hacwvd nlccto.
                0*     On tho afternoon of thn OTixl of May, tolocran
                Wo •07d-0 dated 0Hrd hay fron you to nyeiolf at nahraln
                Gave no tho full Qatsuarunooo I oaucht and I ocranunloatod
                ito contwnto to flhalkha lU’-cad and
                                                  ebdullnh firvl >»w*
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