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India tours, 1957 - 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 389/3/1

Scope and Contents

This file includes brief reports of official visits made by Smedley during 1957 and 1958 to Darjeeling; the Asansol District; Bihar; Dhanbad, Ranchi and Chittaranjan; Kalimpong; Puri; Panighata (to visit the speaker Sankar Das Banerji); Pathna and Katmandu; the United Provinces; Saharanpur, Amritsar, Dhariwal, Ludhiana and Patiala; a tour of South India in 1959; a visit to Rajasthan in 1960; newspaper cuttings from ‘Hindustan Times’, Jan. 1960; a map of north-eastern India; staff lists; the text of a speech ‘On Heroes and Hero-Worship’ by Malcolm MacDonald, 5 June 1957; notes on personal accounts keeping and Smedley’s details of expenditure in New Delhi (circa 100 sheets).

Dates

  • Creation: 1957 - 1960

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 file(s) (1 file) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2016-04-25 10:52:28+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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