(Untitled), 03 Feb 1931

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/180A/61-65

Scope and Contents

Letter from [WSC] to [1st Lord Rothermere, owner of the Daily Mail, earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] on: the interest in Indian affairs in Lancashire; the need for a Conservative Party meeting on the issue; the need for full reporting in Rothermere's newspapers of WSC's speeches on the issue; the good performance of Esmond Harmsworth [later 2nd Lord Rothermere] at the meeting in Manchester; the defeat of P E Springman, the candidate backed by 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken], in the Islington [London] by-election; the continuing strength of party feeling; WSC's determination to carry on the fight over India; the support for his stand from other Conservative MPs. Carbon typescript copy.

Dates

Creation: 03 Feb 1931

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