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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), 31 Jan 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/39
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Circular letter from Patrick Donner [Honorary Secretary, India Defence League] to members of the India Defence League Executive Committee, on the possibility of arranging a major rally at the Royal Albert Hall [London] on 21 March. Also on support for Randolph Churchill's by-election campaign in Wavertree [Liverpool].

Dates: 31 Jan 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/46
Scope and Contents Circular letter from Sir Nairne Stewart-Sandeman and Patrick Donner [Honorary Secretary, India Defence League], to members of the India Defence Parliamentary Committee, on the emptiness of the House of Commons during the debate on the Second Reading of the Government of India Bill; requesting that members be present when other members of the Committee were speaking on India; commenting that it was hard to deliver effective speeches to an empty House, and the "moral support afforded by...
Dates: 07 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/47
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Letter from Guy DuBoulay, Assistant Organiser, India Defence League, to Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC, with thanks for forwarding letters on India, stating that those who were not already members of the League would be sent details.

Dates: 07 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/48-49
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organizer, India Defence League, to WSC, with notification of a meeting at Caxton Hall [London], on 13 February.

Dates: 09 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/50
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Letter from [Violet Pearman], Private Secretary to WSC, to Hugh Orr-Ewing [Chief Organiser, India Defence League], forwarding letters of support. [Carbon].

Dates: 14 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/51
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Letter from David Woodford, Press and Information Officer, India Defence League, to WSC, sending a proof [not present] of the text of WSC's broadcast on the India Bill [30 January, "India: the Betrayal"], asking for comments and corrections.

Dates: 15 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 18 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/52
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Letter from [Violet Pearman], Private Secretary to WSC to [Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organizer], India Defence League, forwarding letters on India. [Carbon].

Dates: 18 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/53
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organiser, India Defence League to Violet Pearman [Private Secretary to WSC], returning a telegram from His Holiness Jagadguro Shri Shankerasharya [see CHAR 2/241A/54-56]; stating that he was a Hindu of very great importance, and that it would be much appreciated if WSC wrote thanking him for his support.

Dates: 21 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/54-56
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Telegram from His Holiness Jagadguro Shri Shankerasharya to WSC, supporting his opposition to the Government of India Bill.

Dates: 09 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/71-72
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organiser, India Defence League, to Violet Pearman [Private Secretary to WSC] on the League's contention that the Statute of Westminster gave the right of secession to a Dominion, and returning letters from J D Collins and Sir Patrick Fagan [see CHAR 2/241A/73-75].

Dates: 02 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/73-74
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Letter from John D Collins, (38 Salisbury Gardens, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne [Northumberland]) to WSC, on the Government of India Bill, on the intention of the canvassers and party workers in North Newcastle to resign from the local Conservative Association and start an Independent Conservative Association; asking if he or Randolph Churchill would be willing to speak at an "anti-White Paper" meeting under the auspices of the India Defence League.

Dates: 17 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/75
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Letter from Sir Patrick Fagan [former Member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India], (73 Canfield Gardens, Hampstead [London]) to WSC, on his memorandum to the Joint Select Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform.

Dates: 26 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/77
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Letter from Katherine Mayo, (2 Prince of Wales Terrace, Kensington [London]) to WSC, on her new book on India ["The Face of Mother India"], dealing with present- day conditions, particularly the "reality of the Hindu-Muslim cleavage" and the "reality and nature of terrorism in India"; asking if he had any photographs that she could use.

Dates: 06 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/78
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Letter from WSC to Katherine Mayo, expressing pleasure that she was writing a book on conditions in India ["The Face of Mother India"]; promising to look for photographs and that he would also ask the India Defence League for help. [Carbon].

Dates: 09 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/79
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Letter from Major C Lestock Reid, Assistant Organiser, India Defence League, to WSC, reporting on a meeting to inaugurate the Brighton and Hove [Sussex] Branch of the League, at which the Reverend S E Terry proposed a resolution expressing deep gratitude to WSC for his fight against the India Bill.

Dates: 08 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241A/83-126
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organiser, India Defence League to Violet Pearman, [Private Secretary to WSC] enclosing a confidential note prepared for the Committee of the Indian Civil Service Association (Bengal [later parts of India and Bangladesh]) on the Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on Indian Constitutional Reform, including a preliminary forecast of the future in India, proposed safeguards for the Civil Service and an analysis of the report.

Dates: 13 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/127
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organizer, India Defence League to Violet Pearman [Private Secretary to WSC] on the possibility of re-printing the speeches of the Indian Princes in opposition to the Government of India Bill.

Dates: 14 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Apr 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/145-147
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Circular letter from Lord Wolmer [later 3rd Lord Selborne], Chairman, Executive Committee, India Defence League, on the future policy of the League, proposing a change of name to the Imperial Defence League; with envelope. [Printed].

Dates: 03 Apr 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Apr 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/163-164
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Lieutenant-Colonel B A Thornton, [Honorary Secretary, St John's Wood and Marylebone Branch, London, India Defence League]; acknowledging receipt of his letter to Lord Wolmer [Chairman, Executive Committee, India Defence League, later 3rd Lord Selborne] on the future policy of the League; expressing regret at the "hectoring and ill-natured character" of the letter, and stating that he did not consider that any contribution made by the Branch to the opposition to the Bill...
Dates: 24 Apr 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 May 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/166
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Letter from Lord Wolmer, [Chairman, Executive Committee, India Defence League, later 3rd Lord Selborne], (3 Chester Gate, Regent's Park [London]), approving the draft of WSC's letter to Lieutenant-Colonel B A Thornton [Honorary Secretary, St John's Wood and Marylebone Branch, London, India Defence League] on the future policy of the League [see CHAR 2/241B/163-4]; also on his "deal" with [Henry] David Margesson, Government Chief Whip, on the timetable for the Committee Stage of the Bill.

Dates: 01 May 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Mar 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/169
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Letter from M Abdul Latheef, (22 Thumboo Chetty Road, Cox Town, Bangalore [India], to WSC, forwarding the "rejoinder" [not present] by the Musalmans [Muslims] of the Civil and Military Station to the Memorial submitted by the Central Mohammedan Association of Mysore. Stating that the Musalmans had met all of the charges levelled against them.

Dates: 30 Mar 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 May 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/177
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organizer, India Defence League, to Violet Pearman, [Private Secretary to WSC], on a letter from W G Roberts, [on the case of 2,500 Christians in Manipur, Assam, India, who had been prohibited by the Political Agent from assembling together for worship, see CHAR 2/241B/178].

Dates: 23 May 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Nov 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/241B/217-218
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List of MPs voting against the Third Reading of the Government of India Bill: omitting those not re-elected in the 1935 General Election.

Dates: Nov 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/138/46
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Letter from Pamela, Lady Lytton (Government House, Darjeeling, India) to WSC congratulating him on the election result, reporting that 2nd Lord Lytton has crushed the revolution in Bengal [parts of Bangladesh and India] with the help of Lord Reading [earlier Sir Rufus Isaacs] and Charles Tegart's police force. Refers to their journey through the Himalayas and expresses hatred for India.

Dates: 01 Nov 1924
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), 19 Apr 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/147/44
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Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Leslie Wilson (Government House, Mahableshwar, [India]) to WSC expressing regret that WSC was not returned for the Abbey Division of Westminster, warning that the Labour Government's current moderation will disappear if they get a large majority, asserting that the vast majority of Indians are loyal to Britain and that a majority Labour Government would encourage the "self seeking minority" opposed to British rule.

Dates: 19 Apr 1924
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.