“Assam tea, oil, and coal industries would be safeguarded, and Assam planters would have cheaper maritime outlets through the port of Chittagong”. Who said this?

Frederick James Halliday

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Andrew Fraser

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H. H. Risley

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William Ward

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The correct option is C H. H. Risley
H. H. Risley was the Home Secretary of India during the partition of Bengal. He said that manufactured goods in East Bengal could be quickly sold through the Chittagong port, cutting their transportation costs.

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