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Telegram—R.
Prom—Foreign, Delhi.
lo—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad
^ T o. 237 C.
Dated 28th February, 1920.
1 eTO1 offieial ; I liave discussed matter referred to in your teleara™
p7«7eTbv 7Vr a / eaeral t r y T ith , Lord Inoheape hTbe^em:
eohpUte ^^
T?lTMnd:7or7n::ZZ M he himSeIf interested - There s - ms
Telegram—R. Demi official.
From—Political, Baghdad.
To—Dobbs, Foreign, Delhi.
No. 2748.
Dated 29th February, 1920.
D&mi official .—Your telegram of 20th February, 237 C. Following
example of Secretary of State I have hitherto not been repeating to you my
telegrams to India Office.
I do not know quite why the Government of India are interested in case,
but I think that examination of papers and conversation with MacMunn
would show my attitude is not wholly unreasonable.
Correspondence now in post will show you how position stands.
Whatever Inchcape may say or think the attitude of his Agents tends
in the direction I have stated.
“ The voice is Jacob’s voice but the hand is the hand of Esau.”
In claiming Customs Duty I am only doing precisely what the Govern
ment of India does.
My reference to Bombay payment was made after consultation with the
best business and official opinion in Baghdad.
Telegram—P. (Pty.)
From—Secretary of State for India, London.
To—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, repeated Viceroy.
No. Nil.
Dated 28th, received 29th February, 1920. .
Your telegram of 22nd February, No. 2355. I hope that Foreign Tele-
8 F A will enable you now to arrive at a satisfactory agreement
Inchcape If There “s an/outsfanding question on whxch you confer
further 1 orders of H.M.G. necessary, please telegraph urgent.
Addressed Baghdad, repeated Viceroy.
Telegram—B. (Pty.)
From—Political, Baghdad.
To—India Office, London, repeated Delhi
*752.
LT tefe^rnTf 28 th February. See my telegram of February 15th,
f Lord Inchcape will ^PP^^XdaysXotiXfromdate that he so
rs, and if he will give ^fTi^uirements will be met. Very desir-
Xt XfoTsTXtr sa^ sCld iTe published but I do not wish to delay
r/^nrcorner manner in which whole questio^ha^be^handle^^by
Munitions has' made it almos. P G ent to come to a
dry of ' ^ Mesopotamia of H.M. s arran o-ement for
representatives m me^up prac tical effect to any arrange