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MR. Montagu’s reply to the Indian Moslem deputation on the question of the revised terms of the Turkish Treaty is probably intended to conciliate and convince the Indian Mahomedans that the British authorities have given their very best consideration to Indian representation and every possible concession to their views has been made. As far as the Secretary of State for India is concerned, he has repeatedly pressed the views of Indian Mahomedans on his colleagues in the Government and this has already had the effect of making certain changes favourable to Turkey and with these the Indian Moslems ought to be fairly satisfied. He admitted that all that asked for has not been, and indeed cannot be, conceded in the settlement of rightly disputed matters in which several parties are concerned. But what Mr. Montagu wanted to impress on the Indian Moslem deputation was that the fullest possible concession had been made to Indian views and its advocacy was so far successful to effect