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Your telegrams Nos.1087 and 1229 eret.

Indian Police.

Information in your secret despatch

whose

of 10th September was communicated to Treasury

is avail and I am now awaiting their final agreement to

your proposals for an Indian contingent of

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2. I feel, however, that there is very

little likelihood of proposals in your telegra

No.1087 for recruiting new contingent being

acceptable to the Indian authorities. Since

they will result in only two or three Sikhs a.

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propos

being included in the new contingent, they Loved I consider | Substantial

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12, in Beat, give/ground for criticism of

and fish, as you wie appunciate

That they involved racial discrimination which I have no doubt

FURTHER ACTION.

must be avoided at all costs in present

circumstances in India.

There would Also be A b

the financial aspect on the assumption that seem like 6

your proposals would involve additional

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expenditure as compared with the scheme

whereby suitable members of the existing force

would be accepted for the new contingent? the humbur reques

I do not consider, however, that there is any

point in going into this at present.

India Office have not repeat not been

consulted on your proposals.

Their reaction,

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