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Private letters from LSA to the Governor of Bengal, 1942-06 - 1945-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/3/18

Scope and Contents

Copies of letters from LSA to Sir John Herbert [Governor, 1939-43] then Richard Casey [Governor, 1944-46] on subjects including: Bengali politics [parts of Bangladesh and India]; the No Confidence motion against the British Government; Herbert's decision to step down; a possible food surplus for use elsewhere in India; Sir Hassan Suhrawardy; Casey's idea for a Governor's Defence Committee; administrative reform; the water supply, agricultural and fishery reform; constitutional systems; the level of independence already given to India; Leonard Aldridge [Additional Commissioner and Director-General, Transportation and Storage, for Bengal]; the use of the insecticide DDT in Bengal; the future of post-war Europe; the 1945 General Election.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-06 - 1945-07

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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

Related Materials

See also AMEL 1/6 for LSA's official India Office papers.

Finding aid date

2004-10-18 13:54:21.843000+00:00

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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