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4. If it is thought that the above principle would involve a possibly serious
burden upon the British Treasury, we would submit that the following three
considerations should be borne in mind :—
(1) That the occasions upon which His Majesty’s Government will be
called upon to dispense hospitality of the nature referred to must,
in the nature of things, be exceedingly rare ;
(2) That His Majesty’s Government will always have it in their power
to regulate their total sumptuary outlay by limiting the number
of invited guests ; and
(3) That the Indian chiefs and nobles who belong to the category of
possible guests are in the habit of making donations and con
tributions towards public objects, both in India and while in
England, greatlv in excess of those that may be anticipated from
any other class of guests ; and that exceptional treatment may
therefore be held do. be justified by exceptional deserts.
5. For all these reasons we should greatly regret any attempt to discrimi
nate in principle between Indian and non-Indian guests of Great Britain ; and
we should prefer, in the event of any individual case or group of cases appearing
to demand exceptional treatment, that the case should be considered on its
merits as it arises. We presume that if the above general principle is accepted,
the Government of India of the day would be given an opportunity of expressing
their views before.any departure from it should be decided upon.
6 We observe that Your Lordship's suggestion tor the appointment of an
inter-departmental Committee referred only to the incidence of expenditure m
respect of any Indian guests who may visit the United Kingdom and we have
soTr confined our remarks to the case of such guests. W e think, however, d at
the opportunity might be token with advantage to determine the principles
which sh^uhl /oven? the entertainment of other Asiatic guests, such for instance
I 7he Persian Envoy. We think it inequitable that India should be called
^on to c“bure to ?he cost of entertaining any whomay
sst £ jfsteX assfsaw; s. i-v—
Committee, ?md if favourable consideration could be given to our views.
•We have, &c.,
(Signed)
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CURZON.
A. P. PALMER.
T. RALEIGH.
E. F.-G. LAW.
E. K. ELLES.
A. T. ARUNDEL.
DENZIL IB BET SON.
No. 7.
Office to the Treasury, No. F. T5»9, dated
21 st January, 1903.
Letter from the India
With reference to previous correspondence metdence of
a Committee to consider the procedure o Pj s ; t ’: t his country in future
expenditure, in respect ot mdian g ues s . ■ ^; rec ted to inform you that
by in vitotion of His Majesty s T "' p'"'.'.;] ' p a6 now received the Committees
the Secretary of State for India m Council has
report, of which a copy is enclosed.