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On receipt of telegram from Consul-General Basra, I ^ r/
n^rself made enquiries from Mr.Dharamsi ( K.B.Gokaldas who knew the K.E.
was in India ) and from Mr, Abdul Bari through Mr. Rashid Ahmed. Neither
of them gave any information to raise the suspicion that the K.B^s intend
ed visit was in connection with the bank. The matter was therefore referre
ed to Muscat Government according to usual practice and on receipt of
their reply *No Objection' was telegraphed to Basra.
2. As P.A. knows the file was at Karachi and nobody in this
office knew jriarifc the antecedents of the K.B. or that he had applied for
and had been refused a visa for Bahrain. In the second enclosure to S 27
which was received at Karachi the purpose of the K.B's visit was
specifically mentioned as connected with the opening of branches of
w The Indian & Persian Gulf Bank, Ltd., w at Sharjah, Dubai and Muscat,
whereas in the telegram from Basra it was merely mentioned as 'Commercial
business'. .
3 . In the circumstances I would submit that there was no careless
ness or negligence on my part or on the part of the Dragoman in dealing
with the case nor were jEk&xw nay "instructl c ns on the subject of issue
of N.O.C's contravened. I may add that I referred the application of
Dr.(Miss) Hosmon whose case I knew to P.A. for orders.
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