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Harrison kept otrXTghttltogettfirtonH the Captain
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No^ 4 that proper intervent.on on his part did take place, and had thi been dott
at first, none of the after correspondence would have been required.
r , ~ 4 -, .f 11 JacoB, l an| 3 Sir Henry Green’s and Major Malcolm
Greens letteis that I have seen rnvanably speak in the plainest terms as to what
they said or did and what the Khan said or did. They never identified themselves
T] 1 j e - j an -T n 1 t ie 1 11 * or Reports ; their responsibilities were quite distinct,
. ie y a vise ^» aided, objected, praised or disapproved, but always spoke and never
m matters of executive detail condescended to hide themselves behind the Khan
and use him as a puppet.
S inc ® writing the above 1 have received a reply from the Khan to my
letter of the 27th ultimo, quoted in paragraphs 7 und 8 above. Its substance
is as follows : it throws light on some points of importance and leaves no doubt as
to the proper tone of the relations between His Highness and myself, since I have
vindicated the dignity of my position as Political Superintendent:
“ After compliments, —I have receivedvyour very friendly letter and kind
present of a two-barrelled pistol, and am very much gratified with both.
“ Although I said that I thought it better not to come to Cutchee at present,
on account of the arrangements about Kedj a%irs, and about Azaad Khan, who
is building a fort at Kharun; yet if you wish me to come on important matters,
I will do so with pleasure, if you will write to me^and appoint the time.
“ Before your present letter arrived, I had asked Captain Harrison to stay
till the 15th October on account of these arrangements, and he had agreed to do
so. I hope therefore that you will be so kind as to write to Captain Harrison to
stay till then, on account of these arrangements; after that he will leave/’
(True substance)
E. PHAYEE, Colonel.
26. Here it will be seen the Khan enters into particulars of which I knew
nothing. Captain Harrison’s report on this subject having been as follows, dated
2nd September, received two days ago:—
* * * “I have the honor to inform you that, in consequence of the mildness
of the season, I informed His Highness that I should stop here until the middle
Referring to my orders for him to of next month, and^ would therefore respectfully
come to Jacobabad. solicit a re-consideration of your instructions, as my
abrupt withdrawl would be tantamount to severing the friendly relations between
the two Governments.”
27. I think you will admit that I ought to have^ been informed by Captain
Harrison of the real reason why he wished to stay at Khelat till the 16th October.
However, I wrote in reply some four days ago, that I had no longer any wish to
bring him away sooner than convenient. And I am now writing to His Highness
a reply to his letter saying that I have not the least wish to deprive him of Cap
tain Harrison’s service so long as he can be of use to him.
28. The system, however, that requires concealment to support a theoretical
non-intervention is, I think, sadly at fault.
9Q Another exnonent of the one-sidedness of that system as at present in
operation it afforded /y'he Agent’s expressed concern for the effect that liis with
drawal would have upon the Khan. That it would be an msu t m fact, let he
sees no rudeness in the Khan’s conduct towards me. the British representative on
the border, and I am censured by you for the notice I took of it m the strongest
terms.
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