مجموعة رقم ٧٧/١ "تعيين وكيل تجاري هندي في عدن" [و‎‎١‎٦] (٥٢/٣١)

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5. We assume that you would prefer to await
the reply to your letter Pol.(Ext) 7069/49 of the
12th of June, before negotiating further with the
High Commissioner for India. In the meantime you
should know that the Government of Aden observe
unat the number of resident and visiting Indians in
the Eastern Protectorate is very small at present,
and that there seems to be no likelihood of much
Indian immigration in future. In the circumstances
it would therefore appear immaterial whether or not
the Indian representative^ terms of reference
included the Eastern Aden Protectorate. They would
be prepared to agree to an Indian representative
exercising trade functions in relation to the
Protectorate if the Gov ernment of India press for
it, provided that he is instructed to maintain close
touch with the British Agents for the Protectorates,
i We would, however, prefer not to have an Indian
representative exercising a Commissione r 1 s functions
in the Protectorate because it might be difficult
to control his activities vis-a-vis the Protectorate
Rulers and states Governments. While the difficulties
which might arise from activities of an Indian
representative would in all probability not be in any
way serious, there is always the possibility that
the Government of Pakistan might later ask for a
similar appointment, which it would then be difficult
to refuse if it had already been agreed to in the
case of India, and there could be embarrassing
repercussions if a Pakistani representative were to
have access to the Protectorate Rulers m the
exercise of functions wider than those simply
conhecTed with trade. We would not however insist
on our objection to the appointment of an Indian
representative with functions wider than those
simply connected with trade to the Protectorate, if