File 287/1917 'Arabia: Deportation of undesirable Indians' [‎74r] (158/324)

iharmnad&ns to porforr; jihad, he repeated inat he w .-.3 a iCurklnh subject.
,e explanation of the events of Hm is of nore interest* ♦ Khalil
Jmad’s statement is not $m the collection. X have brought and I am unable
, say how far it corroborated Husain Ahmad’s. It is clear, however, that
le it©© ting will be explained by the assertion that the Maulana had com©
iide^usDicion as a spy fro?': India, and it was necessary to remove t" is
ispiclon in order to make the liaulana and his party safe. Husain Abmd’s
iatement is however some corroboration of the story of the M&ulana a
wapllcity in seditious enterprises. For it is clear that if Husain
uaad had not known of these he would have one his be* at to get him a way
-om Medina and from the Hedjaz at an earlier stage, hue a in Ahmad i£3 clears
f jin - enemy of the British doverrnaent. If it is possible the qinetior
xether he is a Turkish subject requires careful exaiaim tion. F rom the
i,c t that he obtained a high post in the Deo band college it is ©lea*, that
3 ia highly regarded in India* I have recorded his faxally connections
1 full/as‘they may be useful, and so far as I know, ar© not on record in
|. Wahid Ahmad, nephew of Husain Ahmad ( statement recorded briefly on
5th December) is a youth with a strong aptitude for languages. He speaks
ill Urdu, Arabic and Tur kish and is picking up French am nglisn. I did
It examine him closely as he naturally would not be admitted to the
nner councils. One important tiling in his statement is that he ot rotg ly
gpudiated the suggestion tliat he or his uncle Husain. Ahmau was a lurkish
abject. He said that either of them could rstum *x) live 1 India.
Ike the other© he is devoted to t e service of the Kaulana*
5*' Today (December 14th) I paid my last visit to the Gamp. In-tne ****•$
lace X questioned the uaulana further about.- Anie Ahmad, his books, and his
tay in the college. The Maulana denies all knowledge of the two ©edit lous
DOks on the interpretation of the Quran, and professes to hold a low
pinion of Anis Ahmad’s quailfications. He recalled a spacn J>1 J?**
bmad of which there had hem a good deal o. talk, and wnioh^is r^^rred to
n Anis Arad’s statement. He professed to have only a di^ recollection
f swadeshi cloth campaign, and doe a not definitely connect it with An5s
hinad. He denies any special knowledge of Ha rat koh&ni as he aid ot the
er men of the same type, and ©ay© he does not remember wuet;©r Anis
iir' ad introduced him at Deoband. ‘ ..
4 . I have already autroied up the general attitude of thane five men. .t
ur last interview X aaw Hasrat Huaain separately to ascertain tmr he
iehed to return to India. Ona previous ocoaelon he had said he desired
Ms hut durin- the weal: his views have changed and he now says that no
“s’not desHe to go back unless the taulana is also sent back, as be will
te Buspeotod of havinr. taade eoae statenent. to rtave hi"v elf at th^ .x, ense
if the . aulana. This adds to the suspieiCMt. that though he was not a^aoci --
,ed at the earlier stages he has now beoore privy. >ie processes complete
isvo tion to the iaul&na. . « , w « ti
5. It la this clearly desirable t hat none of the P a my should be allowed
,0 return to India it present. The aulam volunteered the stete-er t ^t
would ureter to be interned in India, or even, in Egypt, me pris n..rn
»ow of Muhanrsad Ali and hhaukat All's condition and duaain Ahmad M.erts
ihat Indian detenus in Turkey are kept under iT/qa for fm r
>r©pared, viz, that the '.aulana had not deci ed to lea>re
md' thnt hi© presence in the mosque at Medina was simply due o <ne &i.. e ^
AV . 3rt S uBnicion will have full efect on Indian Muhammadane. Averyti ing
iLrof aTInorlSAafing mture is denied. The ..iaulana asked point-blank
that statementB had been made, so that he mlcht te “ t
sonBiderationa permitted a proeecdtlon being launched the i.ngliB^ «du a et
Aamaadano who have been agltatine tor release, ft he orthodox ran
itoppad. Nothin.; can, however, destroy, in the ey©t> at th : orthodox ran
the reputation for loaming and piety which the l^ulana ®
Eonvietion for conspiracy would netdlfpelif .anymore ttonTllak *
sonviction injured his influence with einilar olaBBee s^ong the uindus. a
trial would tend to produce the halo of martyrdom. Keloase at presort
would bring him back to India, possibly to be the focus Of froeh^
intrigue, t'or the present the only alternative seens to be inteira» •
abroad, and I do not think there could be a better place than «alta«
climate, while not agreeable to him, 1s neither dangerous, not even injur
ious to health. He can do no harm to anybody but his companions.