A-l. Dr. Abdul Hafiz, Ph.D., M.Sc., alias Dr. Hafiz, son of late Maulvi Ilahi Baksh, originally of Hoshiarpur but latterly of Lahore. He belongs to an Arain family which hails from Mohalla Namadgaran, Lahore and is connected with a well-known Baghbanpura family. He was a student of the Aligarh College where he made friends with the late Raja Ghulam Hussain of the "New Era," and the Ali brothers. He went to England in 1904, where he took his M.Sc. degree from the Birmingham University and Ph. D. degree at Leipzig in 1914. While in England he is reported to have been very friendly with Har Dyal, Dhingra and others of the India House Party. He then went to Chicago, and on the outbreak of the war returned to Germany where he became a member of the Berlin Indian Committee. He was specially trained as a chemist by the Germans to organise assasination and sabotage outrages in allied countries with the aid of Italian anarchists, and in this connection was in Switzerland in 1915, but was expelled from that country at the end of the year. He was in charge of the branch of the Berlin Indian Committee in Constantinople in 1916, and in June of that year was sentenced in contumaciam in a bomb conspiracy case at Zurich to four years imprisonment and a fine of 2,000 francs. He was deputed to go to Afghanistan in March 1918 to supplement the work of the Von Hentig Mission, but his efforts were fruitless. He then specialised In the study of explosives at Constantinople, where he was said to have risen to the rank of a Captain and early in 1920 he was in Afghanistan from where he was suspected to have had relations with the Soviet Government. He returned to Europe to buy machinery for the Afghan Government and was reported to have been in Berlin and Vienna on various dates in 1920. In October 1920 he was believed to have been in Berlin and was proposed as a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Indian Revolutionaries in Europe. He was dismissed by the Kabul authorities in February 1923. In the same year his brother made an application for his return to India under full amnesty, but in view of his past record the request was refused. In 1924 he was reported to be in Germany and Vienna and drawing a monthly allowance from M. N. Roy for the maintenance of his family and to be intending to give up politics. In April 1925 certain proposals were put up to him by Maulvi Obeidulla, a pan-Islamist, for which Hafiz asked time to consider. The same year he was reported to have been approached by a Russian named Orloff to draw up a programme of work with Afghanistan as a base, and was asked to go to Persia or failing that to Bokhara in order to teach the art of manufacturing explosives. In 1926 he again made an application for permission to return to India, from Austria. About the beginning of 1930 he was reported to be the head Chemist of the Turkish Military Dept, in Constantinople, and to have promised assistance to the Ghadr Party in any way he could. In October 1931 the Secretary of State at the intervention of certain Muslim delegates to the R.T.C. recommended his return to India on condition of good behaviour, but in view of his association with M. N. Roy and the Ghadr Party, the Government of India felt his presence undesirable. Description: Age about 45 years; wheat complexion; thin build; tall. His photograph is on record.

Ala Singh, alias Phola Singh, son of Partap Singh, Jat, of Daraj, P. S. Bamala, Patiala State. Was a watchman in Aleya & Co., Manila, and closely connected with the Ghadr movement in the Phillipine Islands. Attended a seditious meeting at Lagrandla Factory in Minila in April 1914. Was Vice-President of the local Ghadr association. Served in the 4/12th Frontier Force Regiment from June 1919 to November 1920. Arrived in Shanghai from Siam towards the end of 1923 and obtained employment as a watchman. A regular attendant at the meetings of disaffected Sikhs held at Paoshing Road Gurdwara, Shanghai, and a member of the Shanghai branch of the Eastern Oppressed People's Association, in 1927. Was suspected of arms smuggling in association with Margal Singh, son of Jaimal Singh. Paid a short visit to his village about 6 years ago and returned to China. Owns landed property at his village.

Amar Singh, son of Nihal Singh, Jat, of Village Raniwala, P. S. Sirhali, District Amritsar. He was a shopkeeper at Tobang Tingi, Sumatra, and was reported to be an active and dangerous member of the Ghadr Party and an importer of the "Ghadr” paper. On his return to India by the s.s. "Ekma" in July 1915, he was interned and subsequently restricted to his village on security. He was again interned in April 1916 under the orders of the Government of India and was eventually released. In 1918 he applied for a passport to enable him to proceed to Deli Sumatra. As the Sumatra authorities did not raise any objection to his return, he was asked in 1919 to apply for a passport in the usual way. At present he is living in Deli Sumatra where he has a milk shop. Amar Singh holds Akali views and is said to be a fiery speaker. Owns landed property. Description : Age 60 years; wheat complextion; small eyes; white beard; medium height; knows little Gurmukhi.

Amar Singh, Mehra, alias A. S. Mehra, District Amritsar. In 1929 he was reported to be a regular quarterly subscriber to the Ghadr Party on behalf of the Kirti fund. In 1930 he was the Manager of the Hindustani Trading Company. Early in January 1931 he wrote a letter to Ishar Singh alias Rattan Singh (R-36) in Kabul regarding certain merchandise, and stating that "they” could not do anything in Afghanistan without him. In 1933 he was still in charge of a store in Marysville, California. Has not been traced by the local Police.

Amar Singh, son of Paia Singh, of Zindpur. P. S. Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur. A taxi driver and Kirti Kisan worker at Calcutta. Was arrested on 30th April 1933 near the Race Course in connection with the find of a revolver which he brought to the place for sale, but having possibly got scent of the Police, he deposited it near a post of the railings of the Race Course. Used to live at 76, Hazra Road, Calcutta.