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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7962 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 02 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/36-37
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Letter from WSC to Clement Attlee, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, on the procedure for the debate in the House of Commons on the Government of India Bill, particularly the method by which members could record their votes against the second reading without supporting the Socialist amendment. [Carbon].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/38
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Letter from WSC to [James] Ramsay Macdonald, Prime Minister, on the procedure for the debate in the House of Commons on the Government of India Bill, particularly the method by which members could record their votes against the second reading without supporting the Socialist amendment. [Carbon, identical to CHAR 2/240A/35].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/39-40
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Letter from WSC to Clement Attlee, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, on the procedure for the debate in the House of Commons on the Government of India Bill, particularly the method by which members could record their votes against the second reading without supporting the Socialist amendment. [Carbon, identical to CHAR 2/240A/36-37].

Dates: 02 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/43
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Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arnold Wilson to WSC, stating that he would be speaking in House of Commons debate on the India Bill, and would "probably feel impelled" to make personal references to WSC.

Dates: 06 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/45-46
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Letter from Major-General Sir Reginald Hoskins, Principal of the Bonar Law College (Ashridge, the Bonar Law College, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire), to WSC, on arrangements for his address to students on weekend course on India, with the course time-table.

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 2/240A/47-48
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Page from the Times with account of a debate on the Government of India Bill, particularly a speech by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India [later 1st Lord Templewood], with interventions by WSC.

Dates: 07 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/51
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Letter from Lawrence Burgis, [Assistant Secretary], Cabinet Office, to the Private Secretary to WSC, returning WSC's draft letter to the Times [CHAR 2/240A/52-55] on the Government of India, with comments by Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/240A/52-57
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Draft letter from WSC to the Times, on reported comments by 2nd Lord Zetland [former Governor of Bengal (India, later also part of Bangladesh), earlier Lawrence Dundas] that WSC was one of the first to encourage India to seek Dominion status in 1917, commenting that the statements were substantially untrue and directly misleading, with comments by Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet]. [Carbon].

Dates: 13 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Sep 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/33-35
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Letter from Colonel F W P Macdonald, Brussels, Belgium to WSC, on Indian finance, enclosing copy of his pamphlet "India's Financial Troubles".

Dates: 13 Sep 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Sep 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/36
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Letter from Sir William Ray MP, Hendon, London NW4 to WSC, asking him to address Barnes Habitation of the Primrose League, on the connection of his father [Lord Randolph Churchill] with the foundation of the League "they do not want a political speech as such". Also giving his views on Indian constitutional reform.

Dates: 17 Sep 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/38
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Letter from Patrick Donner MP, Capri, Italy, to WSC, declining invitation to dinner to meet the Executive of the India Defence League, and also commenting on opposition to Government policy on India.

Dates: 21 Oct 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Oct 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/43-48
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, India Defence League to WSC, enclosing extract from letter from Harold Robinson, Chairman, India Defence League, Lancashire Branch.

Dates: 24 Oct 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Oct 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/49
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Letter from Violet Pearman, PS to WSC to Hugh Orr-Ewing, India Defence League, thanks for sending extract from letter from Harold Robinson, Chairman, India Defence League, Lancashire Branch [carbon].

Dates: 30 Oct 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/50-53
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Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, India Defence League to WSC, enclosing presscuttings from "The Statesman" and the "Daily Telegraph" on Indian Constitutional reform.

Dates: 01 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/227/55-56
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Letter from Lord Wolmer, [later Lord Selborne], Chester Gate, Regent's Park, London NW1 to WSC, reporting that in future the Executive of the India Defence League would meet on Tuesdays. Also that the League wished to appeal for funds through the "Morning Post" and the "Daily Mail", asking him if he would be prepared to approach the "Daily Mail".

Dates: 09 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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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), 01 Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/261/1
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Letter from Sir James Grigg, Financial Member of the Government of India, to WSC, thanks for copy of Marlborough, commenting on the inscription to "James" "That is only the miserable alternative to Percy and surely I am still P.J. to you". Also commenting on his unhappiness in India "I am really very uncomfortable with the new regime out here and often feel like chucking my hand in".

Dates: 01 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/261/2
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Letter from the Private Secretary to WSC to Lady Violet Bonham-Carter, returning notes with WSC's thanks [carbon].

Dates: 01 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/261/3
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Letter from Gilbert Granville-Sharp, Goldsmith Building, Temple, London EC4, to WSC, praising his stance on rearmament and the international situation.

Dates: 01 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/261/45
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Letter from Alexander Shaw, (later 2nd Lord Craigmyle), Leadenhall Street, London EC3 to WSC, sending copy of Proceedings at the Annual Meeting of the P. & O. Company, containing reference to the action "or rather inaction" of the Government of India in the face of serious Japanese inroads on India's communications to the East.

Dates: 09 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Apr 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/9/140
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Letter from Lord Morley [Secretary of State for India] (India Office) to WSC advising him not to send Sir E[dward] H[enry] [Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police] to India with King George V as it would be a "sharp snub" to the Indian Police authorities and would demonstrate fear. Manuscript signed with initials.

Dates: 20 Apr 1911
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), 25 Apr 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/9/147
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Letter from Sir Arthur Bigge [later Lord Stamfordham, Permanent Secretary to King George V] (Buckingham Palace) to WSC concerning the possibility of [Sir Edward] Henry [Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police accompanying the King to India] which he has not had a chance to discuss with the King. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 25 Apr 1911
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), 13 May 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/7-8
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Letter from Sir Arthur Bigge [later Lord Stamfordham, Permanent Secretary to King George V] (Buckingham Palace) to WSC discussing the King's visit to India and advocating that Sir Edward Henry [Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police] should accompany the King. Signed typescript.

Dates: 13 May 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open