Private letters from LSA to the Governor of Bombay, 1940-11 - 1945-07
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters from LSA to Sir [Lawrence] Roger Lumley [Governor, 1937-43, later 11th Lord Scarbrough], then Sir [David] John Colville [Governor, 1943-48, later 1st Lord Clydesmuir], on subjects including: the distribution of news reels through Indian villages; the supply of news to Governors; Henry Stebelski, Polish Consul at Bombay and his mission to help Poles stranded in Asia; an extension of Lumley's tenure; Sir [Richard] Stafford Cripps's mission to the Indian Congress; the famine in Bengal [parts of Bangladesh and India]; Bombay's post-war reconstruction; negotiations between Mohandas Gandhi and Mohamed Jinnah; the 1945 General Election.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-11 - 1945-07
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Box 169
Finding aid date
2004-10-15 15:19:37.107000+00:00
Subject
- Lumley, Lawrence Roger, 1896 - 1969 (11th Earl of Scarbrough) (Recipient, Person)
- Colville, David John, 1894 - 1954 (1st Baron Clydesmuir of Braidwood) (Recipient, Person)
- India Office (Organization)
Repository Details
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