Private letters from the Viceroy of India to LSA, 1940-05 - 1940-12
Scope and Contents
Printed copies of letters from 2nd Lord Linlithgow [earlier Lord Hopetoun] to LSA on subjects including: Linlithgow's dealings with the previous Secretary of State for India, 2nd Lord Zetland [earlier Lawrence Dundas]; negotiations with Mahomed Jinnah [Leader of the Muslim League], Mohandas Gandhi and the Indian Congress; the war situation; aircraft and munitions production; appointing a Defence Minister; governorships; the composition of Linlithgow's council; feeling among the Sikh community; appointing a Reforms Commissioner; a successor to the Commander-in-Chief; Pakistan; the imprisonment of Jawaharlal Nehru; the Satyagraha movement.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-05 - 1940-12
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Box 321
Existence and Location of Copies
See also the records of the India Office http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html.
Finding aid date
2004-10-20 15:20:16.107000+00:00
Subject
- India Office (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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