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India (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7962 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 09 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/72
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] repeated to the Viceroy [and Governor-General] of India [2nd Lord Linlithgow, earlier Lord Hopetoun] and the Commander-in-Chief [General Sir Archibald Wavell] commenting on the position in India of Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Johnson [Personal Representative of the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, in India] and on the attitude of Roosevelt to the involvement of the United States in the Indian constitutional...
Dates: 09 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/74-75
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Telegram from the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] (India) to WSC commenting on the text of a new formula regarding responsibility for the defence of India and asking for the authority of the War Cabinet to proceed.

Dates: 10 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/76-77
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Telegram from WSC to the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] repeated to the Viceroy [and Governor-General] of India [2nd Lord Linlithgow, earlier Lord Hopetoun] expressing some concerns about proposals for the Indian settlement.

Dates: 10 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/78
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Telegram from the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] (India) to WSC regarding the rejection of proposals for a settlement by the Congress Party: "There is clearly no hope of agreement and I shall start home on Sunday." Received 10 April 1942 British Time.

Dates: 11 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/79
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Telegram from WSC to the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] repeated to the Viceroy [and Governor-General] of India [2nd Lord Linlithgow, earlier Lord Hopetoun] and the Commander-in-Chief [General Sir Archibald Wavell] offering support and encouragement for their work to achieve a settlement: "You have done everything in human power".

Dates: 11 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/80-81
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Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] informing him of the failure to reach a settlement on India: recites the texts of telegrams exchanged between WSC and Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] on 11 April 1942 [see CHAR 20/73/78 and CHAR 20/73/79].

Dates: 11 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/82
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Telegram from the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] (India) to WSC regarding the general feeling in India and the attitudes of the different groups.

Dates: 11 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/85-87
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Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt]: comments on the President's proposals for the future of the war which will be discussed by the Defence Committee on 14 April; comments on the President's message regarding India [see CHAR 20/73/91-92] and on the distress that a serious difference between them would cause him.

Dates: 12 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/89-90
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Karachi [India, later Pakistan]) to WSC regarding the defence situation in India, particularly the air and naval situation and commenting on the need for heavy bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

Dates: 13 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/91-92
Scope and Contents Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to Harry Hopkins [Special adviser and assistant to Roosevelt] reciting a message for WSC regarding the break-down of negotiations in India: comments on public opinion in the United States regarding India; asks that the departure of Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] be postponed and negotiations resumed; suggests the creation of a Nationalist Government in India similar to the government of the United States under the...
Dates: 12 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/97
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Telegram from WSC to Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) informing him of the contents of the White Paper regarding India and asking for his approval of text relating to defence formulae.

Dates: 14 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/105
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC commenting on the publication of documents relating to his mission in India; states that he hopes to leave Lagos [Nigeria] on Saturday [18 April].

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/107
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from Cripps to Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party, India] dated 30 March 1942 regarding proposals for the division of defence responsibilities in India.

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/109
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting text of telegram from Cripps to Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party] dated 1 Apr 1942 suggesting a meeting between the Commander-in-Chief [General Sir Archibald Wavell], Jawaharlal Nehru, Cripps and Azad regarding proposals for the division of defence responsibilities in India.

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/110
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party] to Cripps dated 1 April 1942 agreeing to a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief [General Sir Archibald Wavell] and offering to discuss his committee's decisions with regard to the British proposals.

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/111
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from Cripps to Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party] dated 2 April 1942 clarifying the procedure by which a Province would decide whether to join the Indian Union.

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/112
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from Cripps to Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party] dated 3 April 1942 confirming the arrangements for the meeting with General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander- in-Chief, India, at 6pm on 4 April 1942.

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/113
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party] to Cripps dated 4 April 1942 regarding the forthcoming meeting with the Commander-in-Chief [General Sir Archibald Wavell].

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/114
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (Cairo [Egypt]) to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from Cripps to Maulana Abdul Kalem Azad [President of the Congress Party] dated 7 April 1942 outlining proposals for a division of responsibilities regarding the defence of India and listing those responsibilities that could be assumed by an Indian representative.

Dates: 15 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/128-130
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India: comments on fighter and bomber strengths in India and Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] and details reinforcements; comments on plans to build up a powerful naval force in the Indian Ocean under Admiral Sir James Somerville [Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet]; comments on the strategic importance of holding Colombo [Ceylon] and preserving the link with China; states that he is sending Wavell extracts of a telegram from...
Dates: 19 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/74/6
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Telegram from the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, to WSC giving details of the movement of American aircraft to India.

Dates: 22 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/74/52
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Telegram from WSC to the Viceroy [and Governor- General] of India [2nd Lord Linlithgow, earlier Lord Hopetoun] expressing concern over poor progress in the construction of aerodromes in India and asking the Viceroy to look into the civil aspects of the question.

Dates: 28 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Apr 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/74/86-87
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Telegram from the Viceroy [and Governor-General] of India, [2nd Lord Linlithgow, earlier Lord Hopetoun] to WSC regarding aerodrome construction in India.

Dates: 30 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 24 May 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/54-57
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Letter from William Douglas (19 St James' Court, Buckingham Gate, London) to Sir [Alexander] Kay Muir, on the defenceless state of India from the sea. [Typescript copy].

Dates: 24 May 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Dec 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/13/144-145
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Secretary to the Board of Admiralty [Sir (William) Graham Greene], on a draft letter [not present] to the India Office on the naval defence of India. [Carbon].

Dates: 01 Dec 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open