CONTROL OF ADEN
PROPOSED CHANGE OPPOSED (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CALCUTTA,. 'September 19. A proposal to transfer the control of Aden, in the Persian Gulf, from Delhi to Whitehall, has raised a storm of protest in India, mainly on behalf of the salt merchants. | n the Assembly, speakers referred to the amount of Indian money that is invested at Aden, which they wanted to keep for India, they forgetting the amount of British money invested in India when demanding their own independence. Sir George Schuster said that the Government were not taking sides, and left the House to decide. Eventually a motion was passed conveying to the British Government the strong desire of the people of India, that the proposed transfer should not take place.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1933, Page 5
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