(Untitled), 02 Apr 1921

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/114/104-105

Scope and Contents

Letter from [WSC] (at sea) to the Maharajah of Alwar denying that he refused the Viceroyalty of India, stating that his recent inheritance makes no difference to his political outlook, praising Lord Reading [earlier Sir Rufus Isaacs], the new Viceroy, and the Duke of Connaught for visiting India, promising to tell Edwin Montagu of the Maharajah's support for a visit to India by the Prince of Wales [later King Edward VIII], approving the establishment of the Council of Princes in India, and referring to his efforts to achieve a friendly settlement between Britain and Turkey. Typescript copy.

Dates

Creation: 02 Apr 1921

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