Private letters from the Viceroy of India to LSA, 1945-01 - 1945-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/3/32
Scope and Contents
Printed copies of letters from 1st Lord Wavell (and Sir [David] John Colville, Acting Viceroy [later 1st Lord Clydesmuir]) to LSA on subjects including: the trade dispute between India and South Africa; progress on the constitution; negotiations with Mahomed Jinnah [Leader of the Muslim League] and the Indian Congress; Bengal [parts of Bangladesh and India]; the food situation.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-01 - 1945-08
Creator
- Colville, David John, 1894 - 1954 (1st Baron Clydesmuir of Braidwood) (Person)
- Wavell, Archibald Percival, 1883 - 1950 (1st Earl Wavell, Field Marshal) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
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 323
Existence and Location of Copies
See also the records of the India Office http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html.
Bibliography
See also edited versions of letters between LSA and the Viceroy in "The Transfer of Power, 1942-7", edited by Nicholas Mansergh.
Finding aid date
2004-10-25 15:17:41.247000+00:00
Subject
- India Office (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk