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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur E240

1. Mss Eur E240

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240
Title:
Papers of Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India 1931-35
Scope & Content:
Templewood Collection: correspondence and papers of Sir Samuel John Gurney Hoare, Viscount Templewood (1880-1959) as Secretary of State for India 1931-35, with other papers on Indian affairs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931-1954
Extent:
87 items

2. Mss Eur E240/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1
Title:
Scope & Content:
Private letters from Sir Samuel Hoare to Lord Willingdon, Vol.I 2 Sep 1934-15 Apr 1932
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur E240/1-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1-16
Title:
Correspondence
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur E240/1, pp1-6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp1-6
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
Difficulty of finding time to write. Reactions of crisis on R.T.C. Desirability of having Government which will bring in Reforms. Congratulations on result of discussions with Gandhi. Necessity of emphasising that if Congress reverts to civil disobedience, Govt. would be free to suppress it. Ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur E240/1, pp7-11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp7-11
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
Financial difficulties in both countries. Simon's opposition to pay cuts. Asks Viceroy to consider possibility of increasing income-tax or asking Services for voluntary cut in pay. Efforts to stabilise British credit. Necessity of tariff: opposition by Snowden and Samuel. Discussions with In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur E240/1, pp12-15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp12-15
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
S/S's strenuous life. Desire to help Viceroy. More differences on detail than in last R.T.C. Talk to Gandhi: not much publicity for his speech at R.T.C. Malaviya's bitter speech resented. Serious financial position in England: Cabinet Ministers' desire for early election. Invergordon trouble...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur E240/1, pp16-20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp16-20
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
Necessity of S/S and Viceroy exchanging views frankly and without bitterness. Rupee situation: views of experts in London obtained before putting case before G/I. Impossibility of making more explicit British guarantee. S/S's statement at R.T.C. Expectation that Viceroy would make similar anno...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur E240/1, pp21-27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp21-27
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
Reasons for sending telegram direct to Controllers of Currency in financial crisis. Impressions of Conference. No chance of agreement on communal question in Minorities Committee. Hope of Princes adjusting differences on return. Difficulty of understanding Gandhi. Thinks Indians will be forc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur E240/1, pp28-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp28-37
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
Congratulations on keeping Council together. Impossible to warn Viceroy about collapse of gold standard. Optimistic about result of election. Intention to carry on R.T.C. Gandhi's attack in speech. Promises to look into question of Mitter's expenses at Geneva. Prefers Sifton for Bihar and Or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur E240/1, pp38-46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E240/1, pp38-46
Title:
Letter from Hoare to Willingdon
Scope & Content:
Relief that the Assembly has passed the Press Bill; Conservatives anxious about pay cuts, especially in regard to Police. Lancashire members and cotton duties. Hopes to get pay cuts Bill through early in session. Good start for election. Lloyd. George's position. Sikhs in aggressive mood. N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 item