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He was told to negotiate direct with n arhang Humayuni^
"The disarmament march was due to start on the 2 nd uaron*
(24) „ •fah-Galp.c Azizullah Hormuz Khan Ahmed.i, Haft ^ang,
who' years Chief Guard of Mas jid-i-^alaiman
annealed to me for protection against Murteza ^ali^Jian
who had threatened to make trouble for aim if he did net
return to Amir Jang and others the lands he nad leaded ^
them at Saidun. He told me that two years ago ho haa
lessee the estate^ for 120,000 rials per annum for 5 year*,
era 1 uid made 1 . 000,000 rials out of them m tne s-cond
year^on a canital expenditure of 250,000 rials. Amir ,ang
-rd oohrab. son of the late ^ardar Asad, were demanam,-
a cancellation of the lease on the ground- that it is tow
vro-th more than 8 . 000,000 rial? a year, norrauz ha- aad„
an"ex-pratia "payment of 400,000 rial? out tne owner? are
ptiil maintaining oi^ej-r aLtiuutdeo
Hormuz Khan wishes British Officials to dq
aware of the situation since if Aurteza Quli Khan carries
out his threat to make trouble on the estates, ue will
retaliatee
05 N ^ A.zizulleh Aruee has submit tea a complainj
to me against his brother Huzaffar Knan Aruee, BoirAhaad
ri, on a lana issue,
cannot do, but
■part ies.
He wishes me to arbitrate.
1 take the first opportunity :o
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’’here has been trouble at Ahu Dasht ov$r
the' coxIectTon hy "the Agricultural Ooapany of Suer, K
anoeurp that to enforce paynent water war cut oil t.nc .m-c
the Arabs took the law into their own hands and epened^a
sl'iicea Bhey took the rifles from the Ann i eh guar a* c*-
the "'dam, The ring leaders of the opposition are ten ir.
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1 at the moment owing tc
antative, the
+ p iP .u-Ke.pnro of °arhang Momayuni. The Governor-General has
called a muting at which Col.'Toel, ASmini«trator of
finances - the agricultural fopartraont repro-oi
President of the Ccuhiss and himself will he present,
c-ey v/ill investigate the statement of the Arabs taat aey
p.ro entitled tc their land tax free, and also to hear
the ca^e
f the Agricultural Company.
ngd. a* Galloway,