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91. Mss Eur D609/6, pp373b-375

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp373b-375
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
On tour to Dholpur, Lucknow and Darbhanga; impressed with restoration work done by Maharaja of Darbhanga following Bihar earthquake; question of creation of new post of Political Adviser; proposal that Brabourne, Hyde-Gowan and Erskine should take leave in 1936 - suggests Lord Linlithgow should b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 item

92. Mss Eur D609/6, pp375-378

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp375-378
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Hopes Hammond and Wheeler may produce satisfactory reports; Erskine and Inamdars Bill; Setalvad: interference regarding inviting Indians to Byculla Club Dinner; recommends (Sir) A H L Leach (Judge, Rangoon High Court) for Chief Justiceship at Rangoon; Gaekwar of Baroda's Encyclopaedia of Games - ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 item

93. Mss Eur D609/6, pp378-381

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp378-381
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Views on League of Nations and Abyssinia; railways weak side of budgetary position; Grigg in favour of raising money for Quetta out of revenue; question of successor to Shadi Lal if he retires; Criminal Law Amendment Act; memorial tablet for Thompson; mourning period complications; changed atmosp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 item

94. Mss Eur D609/6, pp381-382

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp381-382
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Recommendations for acting Governorships during leave of Brabourne, Hyde-Gowan and Erskine; unhappy about Erskine; expresses sympathy for Sinha; regrets difficulty over finding Governors; suggests Sir George Schuster (former Finance Member, Viceroy's Executive Council) as a future Governor.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 item

95. Mss Eur D609/6, pp383-384

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp383-384
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Report casting reflections on Nehru most unfortunate; Henry Gidney and settlement of Anglo-Indians in Malabar; adverse comments on Congress in context of their 50 year Jubilee; Birla's assertions that Lord Linlithgow will see Gandhi; Viceroy's strongly opposed to the idea.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 item

96. Mss Eur D609/6, pp384-385

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp384-385
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
On tour; had a good send-off from Calcutta; visiting Baroda for Maharaja's Jubilee celebrations; then onto Kathiawar; no particular urgency about Port Agreements with States; in event of hostilities in Mediterranean, Commander-in-Chief will meet Committee of Imperial Defence's request, but only i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 item

97. Mss Eur D609/6, pp385-387

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp385-387
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Discusses Zetland's suggestion for a survey of health and economic conditions in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 item

98. Mss Eur D609/6, pp388-390

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp388-390
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Report on tour; satisfaction with Ruler of Junagadh and Jam Sahib; thinks Kathiawar Princes are better than Princes in other parts of India; Princes reticent about Federation; Benares University; discussion in Viceroy's Council regarding High Commissioner on which opinion was divided – Grigg and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 item

99. Mss Eur D609/6, pp391-392

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp391-392
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Encloses Governors' views regarding recruitment to the Indian Civil service.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 item

100. Mss Eur D609/6, pp392-396

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D609/6, pp392-396
Title:
Letter from Willingdon to Zetland
Scope & Content:
Reactions to news of King's death; asks advice as to procedure to be followed during mourning period, especially regarding the Investiture in March; agrees with Secretary of State over Inamdars Bill; Empire Exhibition in South Africa: Jagdish Prasad (Member, Viceroy's Executive Council) favours p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 item

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