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AFA's India file, 1940-06 - 1945-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 6/3/141

Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence, with correspondents including: Sir Firoz Khan Noon, Defence Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council, on subjects including Mohandas Gandhi breaking his fast, the American press correspondents in India, keeping Indian politics on a human, rather than spiritual level and the Indian princes' refusal to co-operate with the Government (2); Sir [Walter] Gordon Neale [political aide to LSA] on AFA opening the Indian Forces Club (3).

Also includes: copies of Hansard on the Indian famine debate (October-November 1943); reports and summaries of work of the Indian Comforts Fund; invitation lists; collected impressions of India; knitting patterns for clothes to be sent to Indian prisoners of war; prints and texts of speeches by LSA on India; press cuttings on LSA, AFA's work and the Indian famine.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-06 - 1945-11

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 353

Finding aid date

2004-12-22 11:27:20.263000+00:00

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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