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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*