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says that he was sure that Mahomed Ahmed Ishak Huda would be arrested
on his arrival in Bombay. Haji Ali was responsible for introducing this
man to Wassmuss, and Wassmuss wrote and thanked him for the intro
duction of so valuable a man.
(10) Haji Ali is of opinion that Persians going to the Gulf and coming to
India should be searched and carefully watched. He also considers that Indians
going to the Gulf become there very anti-British, as they are put up there by
different Indians engaged by the German Government for that purpose. The
Indians mentioned by him have been in the habit of dressing up on several
occasions in military uniform, sometimes as medical people and so of coming
into contact with the Indian Troops whom they agitate against the British
Government.
As regards item No. 9 above, we were able to trace Mahomed Ahmed
Ishak from the description given by Haji Ali. He comes to Bombay every year
ostensibly to purchase sugar, tea, cloth and other merchandise for despatch to
Lingah. He is known in Bombay under the name of “ Junab-e-Ali ”. A
telegram was despatched to the British Resident at Bunder Abbas about him.
He replied that the individual in question is decidedly anti-British and pro-
German. Mahomed Ahmed has been closely watched since Haji Ali revealed
to us his tendencies, but we have been unable to obtain any indication that he
has even exhibited his own political views, far less indulged in any political
activities since his arrival in Bombay. As watching him in this manner has
not led to the discovery, as I hoped it would, of possible political agents in
Bombay, it is a matter for consideration whether we should not either intern or
deport him on the strength of the information supplied by Haji Ali and the
British Resident at Bunder Abbas.
As regards Haji Ali himself, I would suggest that he should be returned
to Jutogh as early as possible. He is not a fit subject to he interned in His
Majesty’s House of Correction where the accommodation is most unsuitable for
European or semi-European political prisoners.
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Telegram B., dated (and received) the 1st January 1916.
From—The Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushirc,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
My telegram No. 772-C. An individual who left Kazerun five days ago
states—
(1) Kawam’s men had killed Major Ali Kuli Khan and about 120
gendarmes while Masud-ud-Dowleh and 72 of Kawam’s men had
been killed. Two mosques had been bombarded.
(2) He met Wassmuss accompanied by 22 riflemen at Konar-takteh.
(3) When passing through Borasjun he heard that the leading Mullahs
state that Kawam had got upper hand.
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Telegram P., No. 1-F., dated the 3rd (received 4ith) January 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General and Agent to the Governor-
General in Khorasan,
To*--The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
On January 1st 49 Hazaras left for Birjand and Sis tan from Meshed.