Casey, Richard Gardiner, 1890 - 1976 (Baron Casey, Australian politician)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1890 - 1976
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Private letters from LSA to the Governor of Bengal, 1942-06 - 1945-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/3/18
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters from LSA to Sir John Herbert [Governor, 1939-43] then Richard Casey [Governor, 1944-46] on subjects including: Bengali politics [parts of Bangladesh and India]; the No Confidence motion against the British Government; Herbert's decision to step down; a possible food surplus for use elsewhere in India; Sir Hassan Suhrawardy; Casey's idea for a Governor's Defence Committee; administrative reform; the water supply, agricultural and fishery reform; constitutional systems; the...
Dates:
1942-06 - 1945-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Private letters from the Governor of Bengal to LSA, 1942-07 - 1945-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/3/19
Scope and Contents
Letters from Sir John Herbert [Governor, 1939-43] then Richard Casey [Governor, 1944-46] to LSA on subjects including: Abul Huq, Chief Minister of Bengal [parts of Bangladesh and India] and the possibility of civil disobedience; Casey's health; administrative reform and Casey's ministers; the rice supply; the need for a new housing construction programme; forming a Governor's Defence Committee; the Bengal Secondary Education Bill; Casey's general impressions of Bengal; the water system;...
Dates:
1942-07 - 1945-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.