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promised to address the issue and assured that he would continue to fight against the
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noble, Hossein Ali Beg, and, according to historian David Blow, he seems to have made him the official leader of the mission. However, this matter was apparently never made clear to Sir
Anthony or he simply refused to accept it. This would be the reason for a constant unpleasant atmosphere that would
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and left the mission as well. After this happening, which greatly upset him, he continued the journey with the remainder of the group, and was well received by the
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