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Dated Aden Residency, the 6th January 1917.
From—The Political Resident at Aden,
To— J. E. C. Jukes, Esq., Ac ing Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political
Department.
The Postal Censor here has intercepted two letters to the address of
Max-klein. They appear to have been written from Hodeida, though the writer
does not mention the place. In one of these, he (the writer) states as follows :—
On the 18th September last all the Indian merchants were taken to the Court
without previous warning and there served with an order to pay conjointly the
sum of £T54,000 per month for four months. Pending compliance with the order,
the merchants were kept in custody, their houses being placed under guards and
all communication with them strictly prohibited. After five days the merchants
agreed to pay $150,000, in all, as they heard that the authorities had confiscated
the property of one of the merchants named Mahomed Sachoo amounting to
$200,000. The sum was made up as follows :—-
$
Bohras .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000
Memons .. .. .. .. .. . • 30,000
Banians .. .. .. .. . • • - 20,000
Greek and Arab merchants had also to pay $1,000 each.
Dated Aden Residency, the 6th (received the 22nd) January 1917.
Endorsed by the Political Resident, Aden.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to the Deputy Secretary to the Government
of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Delhi.
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