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File 287/1917 'Arabia: Deportation of undesirable Indians' [‎112r] (236/324)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (155 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1916-14 Jun 1920. It was written in English and Urdu. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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EXTRACT OF PRIVATE LETTER TO MR. HOSE FROM AN INDIAN
VAKIL Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. OF AKBARPUR, FYZABAD, OUDH, DATED 6TH MAY, 1917.
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Yes Sir, I know the old man (Headmaster of Thnda) his
name is Maulvi Habibullah. He took himself, and all his 1
family away to Madina; his four sons went with him to Madina;
it is said that two of them who were reading in Constantinople
are dead; the remaining two are alivejthe elder of the two
must be about 35 years old and was brought up in Deoband; he
is a teacher somewhere in Madina; the Maulvi with nis family
is living, it is said, on the charity of Muslims of India and
there . As far as I have heard the following are the means of
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his livlihood:-
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(1) Support by the Mohamraadans of Jhnda and Hanswar.
(2) Hafiz of Chauk,Fyzabad also helps the family by sending
money every now and then.
(3) A subscription of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. three hundred annually is M ^ ;
remitted by Muslims of Totshah* Mas j id, a mosque in ^
Kothaparcha Fyzabad.
(4) About 15 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or so is sent from Bhopal State.
(5) By selling the copies of Korans in parts of Madina.
(6) By the income of the rent of a house which the Maulvi has
made in Madina; the rent is said to be about 20 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. a
month.
It is about four years that one of his sons came to Inu^a..
Since the outbreak of war nothing has been heard of them. His
eldest brother’s two sons/nanee Mohammad Zahir and Mohammad
Bashir,are
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village
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The file contains papers, mostly India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. minute papers and correspondence, relating to the deportation from the Hejaz of certain Indians for anti-British and pro-Turkish activities (as part of the silk letters movement), and their internment in Malta.

The file includes correspondence between the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and the following: the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the High Commissioner for Egypt, Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon; the Foreign Office; the Colonial Office; and the War Office. The file also includes correspondence between the High Commissioner for Egypt, Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon, and the Foreign Office, and between the High Commissioner for Egypt and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.

The file includes photographic copies of the silk letters, which are written in Urdu (folios 63 to 66).

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1 volume (155 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English and Urdu in Latin and Arabic (Nastaliq variant) script
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