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success  of the  mission   to His   Highness the
Nizam's notice/'
At the beginning of 1918 Nizamat Jung was
transferred to the Political Department and
made Secretary by a special Firman of His
Highness at the instance of the late Nawab
Faridoon Mulk who had selected him as the most
suitable person to succeed him. And the opinion
of those who knew him was that the best person
had been selected.
Regarding this he says in his reminiscences,
" As my principle has always been to serve faith-
fully in whatever position I am placed, I had no
personal feeling in the matter—but according to the
English wa}^r of thinking, the dignity of a Chief Jus-
tice was a thing apart. I took the earliest oppor-
tunity of letting His Highness know that I would
never venture to solicit any favour. What gave
me some satisfaction in becoming Political Secret-
ary was the knowledge that my dear old friend
Sir Faridoon would be glad to have me as his
co-adjutor, for this had been a favourite plan of
his almost since my return from England in 1896,
At the time of the first Delhi Durbar and after-
wards between 1902 and 1912, he had got me
appointed to act for him during his absence so
that I might get acquainted with the general
working of the Political Department. He used
to tell me that I should be persona grata with the
Residency. These are his own words, and they
were not used as an empty compliment. His
opinion was based on the knowledge that the