HC Deb 04 August 1899 vol 75 c1471
SIR. ANDREW SCOBLE (Hackney, Central)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that Sultan Muhammad, described as an Afghan General, and a near relative of the Amir of Afghanistan, resident in England, has been recognised as the official representative of the Ameer; and whether there is any truth in the statement?

LORD G. HAMILTON

There is no representative or relative of his Highness the Ameer in this country. The gentleman referred to is a British subject, who was once in the Ameer's service, but is not known to have held any office in the Ameer's army.