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No. 831, dated Baghdad, the 21st September 1910.
From-J. G. Lorimer, Esq., C.I.E., 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 A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and His
Britannic Majesty's Consul General, Baghdad,
To—The Officiating Secretary to the Government of India m the Foreign
Department.
I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Government of
India, a copy of my despatch No. dated 21st instant, which 1 have addressed
to His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople.
2. The last reference to this subject is my letter No. 782, dated 6th ep-
tember 1910.
No. ~, dated Baghdad, the 21st September 1910.
From-J. G. Loeimek, Esq., C.I.E., 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 A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General, Baghdad,
To-His Excellence the Bight Hon’ble Sir Gerard Lowther K.C.M.G, C.B.,
His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador, Constantinople.
In continuation of my despatch No. 781-48 of the 6th September 1910,J
have the honour to enclose papers relating to a case m wll '° , ,,[ 4]
wrongfully to demolish some immoveable property owned by Sajjad All K ,
a British Indian subject, at Kadhimain.
Except that in this case some superficial repairs appear to he rcqmred.the
circumstances are exactly similar to those of the wall and shops telongi^ to
Xssrs Lynch, Brothers, at Baghdad, which have already been unjustifiably
^Tutoth these cases, as also in that of Mr. G. Thaddeus’ shop at Baghdad,
it is worth remarking that the alternative of repairing their P ro P e Thaddeus’
ofiered to the owners^; and this although, in Messrs Lynch s “d Mr Jhaddm
cases, the buildings were in so good a state as not /I'f t.helntoc L of the
explanation of course is that their removal is desired not in the interests oi l
public safety, hut for an ulterior purpose. In the case of the building at
Kadbimain I am not yet aware what that purpose is.
The Wilayat having rejected my intervention, as the enclose corre
spondence shows, I had the honour of telegraphing to ® X “^ C x n J le ^ cy to
day about Sajjad ’Ali Khan’s case. I then suggested that Your Lx^Uency,
avert an act of grave injustice to a British subject, might be able to arra =
an order to repair being substituted for the order to “f > “
obtaining a respite of execution until this present despatch should have reacti
Your Excellency. . ,
I may add that before addressing the Wilayat I carefully ^find
Turkish law on the subject of over-head buildings ; • and that I , arch
there any provision which could legalise the removal of Sajjad Ah Khan s arc
and upper storey. This point (viz., of the building being an
may, however, he subsequently raised by the Wilayat.
Order by the Besident to Mr. A’bdur Babb.
Please accompany Sajjad ’Ali Khan to Kazimain and see ^ prop ^
which is threatened with demolition. ^ I should like to have an exa ^ 1 ^
of it, particularly the height of the bridge above the leve ’
whether it is in good condition. * •
You should go with Sajjafi. ’Ali Khan to the Municipal Office,^ and enf^^
under what law and article it is proposed to take action. 1
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