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શેઠ આ૦ કરની પેઢીને ઇતિહાસ
communicated at once with His Excellency the Viceroy, as I had promised, and received a very prompt reply from him.
I understand that Lord Reading has twice seen Sir Chimanlal Setalvad on the subject, and that he is also seeing you, and that Sir Chimanlal has had conversation on the question we discussed with the Political Secretary to the Government of India.
Lord Reading informs me that he told Sir Chimanlal that your committee should primarilly approach the Agent to the Governor General, and that he has asked Mr. Watson to give the representation careful examination in view of the importance of the case to the Jains in India generally.
I think this meets your case, namely, that you should not be asked to approach the Palitana Durbar; and Lord Reading has requested me to assure you or any one who should speak to me on this subject, that the importance of the question is well known to him, and that it is receiving careful examination at the hands of the Agent to the Governor General.
Yours sincerely
Leslie Wilson.
૭૫. આ ૭૫ મી પાદનોંધના અંકવાળા ફકરાની પહેલાંના ફકરામાં જૈન સંઘના અગ્રણીઓ શેઠ
શ્રી કસ્તૂરભાઈ લાલભાઈ વગેરેએ, તા. ૨૨-૨-૧૯૨૬ ના રોજ સાંજના છ વાગે, દિલ્હીમાં ભારતના વાઈસરોય અને ગવર્નર જનરલ લેર્ડ રીડીંગની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી, તેની નોંધ પેઢીના દફતરમાં સચવાયેલી છે, જે નીચે મુજબ છે
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Interview with H. E. Viceroy. This interview was had at Delhi Viceregal lodge on 22-2-26 6 P. M. when Sheth Sahebs Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Ambalal Sarabhai & Shantidas Askaran were present. H. E. was pleased to hear our whole case patiently and sympathetically for a pretty long time. Matters at issue between the British India Jain Community & the Palitana Darbar were explained to him & our grievances also stated. He seemed to appreciate the point re: the jurisdiction issue. But as regards the Rakhopa payment, it could be gathered that he was not able to
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