File 1290/1905 'Mesopotamia: Oudh Bequest' [‎50r] (104/260)

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POlITICAIi DEPT.
24
No. 302 of 1911.
From
To
The Hon’ble Mr. J. W. HOSE,
Chief Secretary to Government,
United Provinces,
The SECRETARY to the GOVERNMENT of INDIA,
F OREIGN DEPARTMENT.
Dated Allahabad, the l%th March 1911.
Sir,
With reference to the correspondence ending with Major
Patterson’s letter no. 36lG., dated the 22nd February 1911, I am directed
to submit for the orders of the Government of India the views of the
Lieutenant Governor on the subject of the Oudh bequest at Karbala
and Najaf.
2. In Mr. Wood’s letter no. 1089G., dated the 21st May 1910,
forwarding certain proposals made by the 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 Turkish
Arabia for the better administration of that bequest it was asked that
the feeling of the Lucknow Shia community might be ascertained and
reported to the Government of India together with the Local Govern
ment’s opinion on the matter. Subsequently in Major Patterson’s letter
no. 2422G., dated the 29th November 1910, three photographs were for
warded of the papers forming the treaty under which the bequest was
constituted, and it was remarked that a clause in the original deed exe
cuted by the King of Oudh appeared to have been overlooked in previous
discussions. The Lieutenant Governor was asked to give his opinion also
as to the interpretation to be put on this passage.
3. As to the former point, I am to say that Mr. Lorimer’s pro
posals were discussed by the Commissioner of Lucknow with representa
tives of the Shia community and were considered at an informal conference
with a number of prominent Shia gentlemen. The Commissioner writes
as follows : “ Rdja Abu J’afar of Pirpur when passing through Luck
now favoured me with his opinion and the matter was discussed with
other gentlemen. It appeared however that the best means of carrying
out the directions of Government would be to convene a small meeting
of leading men of the community concerned where views and experiences
could be exchanged. The following gentlemen were invited to, and atten
ded, the meeting :—
(1) S. Ndsir Husain, Mujtahid.
(2) M. Saiyid Ahmad, Mujtahid.
(3) Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Mehdi Hasan (Kgha Abbu Sahib).
(4) M. Muhammad Shams-ud-din Haidar.
(5) Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Murtaza Husain.
(6) Shaikh Hamid Ali Khan, Barrister-at-Law.
(7) Shaikh Yusuf Husain Khan, Barrister-at-Lavv.
(8) M. ShahinsMh Husain.
(9) M. Saiyid Mukhtar Ahmad.
(10) Saiyid Mehdi Hasan, Rizwi.