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India (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7965 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/57-58
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Letter from Lord Wolmer, [later Lord Selborne], Chester Gate, Regent's Park, London NW1 to WSC, concluding that the India Defence League's decision to hold a mass meeting in Bristol on the eve of the Conservative Party Conference would be a mistake. Stating that it would be better to hold a meeting after the Joint Select Committee had reported.

Dates: 29 Jun 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Oct 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/60
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Letter from E L Price, Wood Street, Karachi, India [now Pakistan] to WSC, on Indian Constitutional Reform.

Dates: 17 Oct 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/61
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Letter from WSC to Hugh Orr-Ewing, India Defence League, on list of Members of Parliament who had voted against the Government on the Betting Bill. Commenting that only twenty were members of the India Defence League, and that they might hope for support in future from among the other fifty [carbon].

Dates: 20 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/67-68
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Letter from WSC to Lord Rothermere, on opposition to Government policy on India. Asking if the India Defence League could appeal for funds, by publishing a short manifesto in the "Daily Mail" [carbon].

Dates: 20 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/71-74
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Letter from the Duchess of Atholl, Elm Park Gardens, London SW10 to WSC, enclosing memorial from the people of Tangasseri, a Christian community in South India, whom it was proposed to transfer to the rule of Travancore, a Hindu State. Stating that she intended to raise this "scandalous" matter in the House of Commons.

Dates: 22 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/75-79
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Letter from J Munro Roger, Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, WI to Hugh Orr-Ewing, India Defence League, on his resignation from the League, criticising their "milk and water methods".

Dates: 08 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/80-81
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Letter from J Munro Roger, Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, W1 to Hugh Orr-Ewing, India Defence League, on his resignation from the League [typescript copy].

Dates: 09 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/85-98
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Letter from Patrick Donner MP to WSC, enclosing lists of Conservative votes against the Government in the India Debate on 12 Dec; MPs who spoke for and against the India Bill; the voting record of all Lancashire MPs and Conservatives voting against the Betting Bill.

Dates: 14 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/99
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Letter from WSC to Dingle Foot, declining invitation to debate the Indian White Paper with Sir Isaac Foot in Dundee [carbon].

Dates: 14 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/100-101
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Letter from Dingle Foot, Paper Buildings, Temple, London to WSC, invitation on behalf of Dundee Liberal Association to debate the Indian White Paper with his father, Sir Isaac Foot.

Dates: 05 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Aug 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/228/19-22
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Lord Rothermere, on his sources of information for the size of the German air force. Stating that he believed that the Germans had a regular military air force, in violation of the treaty, of 300 aircraft, against Britain's home defence force of 350 aircraft, and that the Germans were increasing this total to 500 by the end of 1935. These figures took no account of German civil aviation, which was five times the size of Britain's, a large part of which was rapidly...
Dates: 06 Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/228/59
Scope and Contents Letter from Major Desmond Morton, Queen Anne's gate, London SW1 to WSC, thanks for showing him letter from the Air Ministry [CHAR 2/228/55], on the number of current Pilots licences in Britain. Stating that the important paragraph was the third, showing that Britain had between 3500 and 4000 pilots, roughly the same number as French estimates of German pilots. Also commenting on WSC's great personal triumph on India in the House of Commons [on 12 December 75 Conservatives voted against the...
Dates: 19 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Jan 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/234/35
Scope and Contents Circular memorandum from Patrick Donner, Honorary Secretary of the India Defence Parliamentary Committee, reminding Conservative MPs and Candidates that those wishing to be members of the Conservative Central Council must enrol before 27 February or else not be eligible to attend Council meetings or Conferences. He stresses the importance of "strong representation at Party meetings of those who are anxious as to the proposed India Reforms" [the proposed Indian constitution] and urges MPs to...
Dates: 25 Jan 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jan 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/234/36
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Letter from "O L L" [Oliver Locker-Lampson] (St Stephen's House, Westminster [London]) to WSC, saying that he "would have sent twenty people today but for the embargo the other end" [? in support of Randolph Churchill's campaign as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate at the Wavertree, Liverpool by-election, which was against the official party line] and adding that he is, however, sending 3 from London and 2 from Accrington [Lancashire].

Dates: 30 Jan 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Jan 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/234/38
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Letter from 6th Lord Winterton [earlier Lord Turnour] (61 Eccleston Square, [London]) to WSC, thanking him for the previous night's dinner and telling him that he will be speaking on the second day of the India debate and hopes WSC will be there to hear Winterton's references to his views; he looks forward to the debate and the "great jousts" they will all have. Manuscript.

Dates: 31 Jan 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Aug 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/99-100
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Letter from Sir John Reith, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, to WSC, reporting that the long deferred series of talks on India would be initiated before the end of the year. Asking if he would be willing to contribute to the series, which would be "conducted on controversial lines" and which would "take the form a critique of the Report of the Joint Select Committee".

Dates: 16 Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Aug 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/101-103
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Letter from WSC, Chateau de l'Horizon, Golfe Juan, France, to Sir John Reith, BBC, accepting invitation to broadcast on India. Making suggestions for amendments to the draft programme, and asking for opponents of Government policy to be given equal representation. Stating that in the draft programme the Government had the first and last word, and eight out of ten speakers [carbon].

Dates: 25 Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Aug 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/104-105
Scope and Contents Letter from Sir John Reith, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, to WSC, thanks for agreeing to take part in series of broadcasts on India. Regretting that WSC felt that the allocation of speakers was unfair. Stating that he was also facing criticism from others, particularly that for the inclusion of both WSC and Lord Lloyd in the list, and that the Labour opposition were claiming an extra speaker. This request had been denied, but he was compelled to offer them the 9th talk [out of ten]....
Dates: 31 Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Sep 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/106
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Letter from WSC to Sir John Reith, BBC, thanks for letter of 31 Aug, on speakers for series on India. Stating that he was not convinced that opponents of the Government policy were having a fair share. "However there is no use arguing with an autocrat. One can only be grateful that he is more civil than some of the others" [carbon].

Dates: 14 Sep 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/109-110
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Letter from Colonel Alan Dawnay, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, to WSC, confirming arrangements for his broadcast on India on 29 Jan 1935, enclosing list of speakers in the series. Asking for a copy of the manuscript seven days in advance, for publication in "The Listener".

Dates: 31 Oct 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/111-112
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Letter from WSC to Colonel Alan Dawnay, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, on arrangements for his broadcast on India on 29 Jan 1935. Criticising list of speakers in the series, with nine for the Government and only two against [WSC and Lord Lloyd] [carbon].

Dates: 05 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/113
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Letter from Colonel Alan Dawnay, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, to WSC, on arrangements for his broadcast on India on 29 Jan 1935. Regretting that he was aggrieved about the allocation of the series, and commenting that the BBS were unable to please anyone, as there were not just two shades of opinion. Stating that the BBS had consulted its Parliamentary Advisory Panel, and that no main body of opinion on India would be unrepresented in the talks.

Dates: 07 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 18 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/114-116
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Letter from WSC to Colonel Alan Dawnay, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, stating that he felt bound to publish his letter of 5 Nov, objecting to allocation of speakers in series on Indian Constitutional Reform. Asking if he wished WSC to send his reply of 7 Nov to the press at the same time, or whether it would be better to send it subsequently [carbon].

Dates: 18 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Oct 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/153/67
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Programme of the opening of the Gang Canal, Bikaner State, [Rajputana, India].

Dates: Oct 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 29 Sep 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/153/68
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Letter from [the Maharaja of Bikaner] (Lallgarh, Bikaner, Rajputana, [India]) to WSC wishing that he and CSC could be present at the opening of the Gang Canal.

Dates: 29 Sep 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.