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90 fications. He suggested some clarifications and asked for my opinion. I told him that I could not express any opinion and that he should discuss the matter with the head of the com- munity. Q. What is your position with regard to the community? Why did Khwaja Nazir Ahmad come to see you? A. I am an ordinary member and hold no special position in the community. I do not know why Khwaja Nazir Ahmad came to consult me on this matter. Q. Did he suggest that if the head of the community does not call the general body of Muslims kafirs in future, there may be a basis for further discussion? A. My recollection is that he said that he and a colleague of his had already been to Rabwah and seen the head of the community and that the latter had made a statement on that subject. I do not think he made this suggestion to me. He thought that the statement which the head of the community had made cleared the position on that aspect. Q. Did you say something? A. No. Q. Could you tell us as to what part of the March was this? A. I cannot say whether it was March or April but it was about that time. Q. Did Mr. Daultana have an interview with you in October 1952? A. On most occasions, whenever he went down to Karachi, he came to see me. Q. Did he in this particular meeting discuss the three demands or the agitation with regard to these demands with you? A. I do not think we ever discussed the substance or the merits of the demands. I do not recall his having made any particu-