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unfit for the poet of ^viBer at Mu B cat. he
flcXlned to r.iali hiu fenc«?Q and his action in throwing
in M b hand became he ha S not got exactly *h«t he vanted.
has iMpreeeed t« very unfavourably. i xeel we want for the
^ ^ oueone with a w e pliant mind and lees aggresem*
' 1 40 TU,t thA,> * ,Ira, 5 real l? 18 a very t ,ooa training ground.
An officer ueed to rigid adialnietratlon carried on on regular
flrl loh llnea in naturally sanewhat aghast at the leaa
regular Methods In vogue in huecat, but those of uo who
have served in Indian otates realiee that Bimpler and raore
r; li we or, if you like, more irregular mtliuciB frequently
JU8t as w#il in practice* 'H
Aiban ha» already acted aB Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at
Mu; cat, and alAo filled the combined poate of jfinancxal
Advioer and Coramandant of the uevy Cor^, and I am quite
convinced that he would be a great fuicce&a there. He
knows ever/one in the place; if? full or keenneBd and aeal.
and I think \90uld run the place on the right lines.
I uliouXo MttQH very Much like him to act in your absence
provisionally as financial AdviRer ana then pofefiibly when
you went back to Huflcat, he could etay on ao fitumclal
Ativlaer and CoMandant of the levieo. 'xhiB wouxd be an
economic arrangement for the etate: he already done the
two Jobs in Wingate 'a tiiae and, I believe t could combine
thesi again.
Since uraJTtio^ the above have Jus^t received your
memoraniluiB forwarding jNedgcock 1 ?? reuignation. It
eaaphaKises the ImprefiBion i had already formed J he has
obviously loet hie temper because he lUk» not got exactly
what he wants and ie now sulking. we really cannot iiave
a Financial Adviser who xsm$a& complains to trie Council
about
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