 After the United Kingdom general election , 1895 , Rosebery and Fowler were replaced by Lord Salisbury and Lord George Hamilton respectively . Hamilton thought Karim was not as dangerous as some supposed but that he was " a stupid man , and on that account he may become a tool in the hands of other men . " In early 1896 , Karim returned to India on six months ' leave , and Hamilton and Elgin placed him under " unobtrusive " surveillance . They dared not be too obvious lest the Munshi notice and complain to the Queen . Despite fears that Karim might meet with hostile agents , his visit home appears to have been uneventful . 
