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peace of the world (as he has said in a foot-note to
his poem, England, in 1938) and never failed to im-
press this on English people, especially on those in
authority. A few extracts from letters will show
how some of them were anxious to satisfy his
doubts at times. Regarding the Palestine question
this is what an English Peer wrote to him in
1936:-
" I am most interested in what you write
about the Arab situation, and I should much
like to have a talk with you about this. I am
convinced that the British promises to the Arab
people as a whole have been faithfully kept,
and I do not think the Arabs have any cause to
regret the support which they gaye to the
Allies during the War. The position of the
Arabs in Palestine, however, is a different matter,
and no one can fail to recognise their deep
resentment at the Jewish immigration. It
must be remembered, however, that during the
war promises were made both to the Jews and
to the Arabs, with the knowledge of each."
In a letter to an English friend, Sir Nizamat
had referred to the Sykes-Picot Agreement in
terms of strong disapproval and said that he had
to correct his former estimate of England's justice
and fairplay as given in his India to England in
1914. The reply showed an anxiety to satisfy
Sir Nizamat Jung on the question.
The late Mr. Pickthall, who knew how great
was Sir Nizamat Jung's interest in Islamic projects,