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Smith, Reginald Hugh Dorman, Sir (1899-1977, Knight, Governor of Burma)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1899 - 1977

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Private letters from LSA to the Governor of Burma and source material for memoirs, 1941-01 - 1955-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/3/20
Scope and Contents Copies of letters from LSA to Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith on subjects including: reasons for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union; Chinese immigration into Burma [later Myanmar]; British parliamentary business; the future Burmese constitution; the war situation, particularly relating to Japan; Burmese relations with India over immigration; the visit of U Saw, Premier of Burma, to Britain, with letter from Lord Halifax [British Ambassador to the United States, earlier Edward Wood and Lord...
Dates: 1941-01 - 1955-07
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 Burma to LSA, 1941-05 - 1945-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/3/21
Scope and Contents Letters from Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith to LSA on subjects including: his impressions of Burma [later Myanmar] and his meetings with officials from the Government of India; the political situation in Burma, including Chinese immigration; local hostility towards Indians; setting up a Government in exile following the Japanese invasion; poor relations between Dorman-Smith's staff and the Army; the future of post-war Burma; meetings with General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in-Chief, India]...
Dates: 1941-05 - 1945-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.