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No. 393, dated Maskat, tho 24th Octobor 1898.
i—Major C. 0. F. Fagan, Political Agout and Ilcr Pritannio Majesty's Consul,
Maskat,
To—Tho Socrotary to tho Government of Iudi««, 1,,oroign Dopartmont.
I shall osteom it a favour if you will kindly causo tho following correction
to ho mado in my lettor No. 27G, dated 16th July 1898, to your addrosa, reg"* -
ing tho roleoso of certain anna, &c., seizod on tho 8.S. M 13aluchistnu,” whiou
wore proved to he* Gorman property and rostorod to tho owners
In paragraph G, oxpungo the words “ I liavo ordored ” and subatituto tho
Wi'h MI liavo obtained tho sanction of His Highness tho Sultan to.”
2. The expression which I now dcsivo to altor is calculated to convey the
impression that I myself ordored tho roleaso of tho casos in question, whereas, ii
in point of fact, I submitted tho correspondence and papers to His Highnos**
tho Sultan, who authorized mo to hand over tho 33 enses to the poueignoos.
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