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capitals seeking the names of prominent Anglo-Indians and
the names of the Principals of Anglo-Indian schools. The
list of names sent by the Roman Catholic Archbishops and
the Anglican Bishops identified members of the Anglo-Indian
community and eliminated the necessity for screening
interviews, which might have been required to identify
members of the community.

The Archbishops and Bishops were at the top end of
Anglo-Indian society, and represented a Tall Hierarchy.
This Tall Hierarchy with its powerful span of control was
kept within certain limits, with its parameters enclosing
the Christians in India. All Anglo-Indians are Christian
by religion. The combination of the Tall Hierarchy, span
of control and limitation of a religious zone, so to speak,
made the choice of starting the list with the Archbishops
and Bishops a suitable one in order to get a list of Anglo-
Indians. (36)

The argument for choosing the administrators of
Christianity in purely organizational terms, is that in
tall hierarchies, there is always a core of valued
employees. Special training and close knowledge of the
organization and its competencies have been vested in such
people. Their commitment was considered particularly
desirable.

The very narrow and tall structure of the Church hierarchy
meant that the same letter would pass through many hands;
until it reached the level of someone who had the answer
and could advise the Archbishop or Bishop. Most of the
replies originated from the office of the Archbishop or
Bishop, and were signed by the Archbishop or Bishop. Only
two letters were signed by a secretary.

Only two respondents did not respond to the request for an
interview. The method was therefore very successful. The

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