Viceroy's travelling expenses on leave. Talk to Bikaner: difficulties with Patiala as Chancellor. Interview with Patiala. Encloses memo by Fazl-i-Husain on Muslim opinion regarding Palestine situation. Assam Bill. Visit of Mrs Greville. Popularity of Brabourne.
Regrets that Dudley cannot be appointed to Madras. Presses for Somers. Views on Jacob. Necessity for representatives from Hyderabad and Mysore in future Chamber of Princes meetings. Brabourne. Hopes of successful Legislative Assembly session. Chetwode's desire for early copies of C.I.D. papers....
Franchise question: Indian views. Alteration of Viceroy's leave plans. Visit to earthquake area. Brabourne's speech. Talk to Lymington and Courtauld. J.S.C. and terms on which States will enter Federation. Agrees to J.S.C. seeing draft Instrument of Accession. Rumours of Congress giving up civi...
Keyes' information to Gwalior Committee of Education. Against 'G' for Umar Hyat. Regarding speech by Sir M Keane (Governor of Assam) encloses letter from him on situation in Assam. Encloses letter from Anderson regarding All-Bengal Hindu Political Conference. Question of whether elections to Leg...
Bhore's good work: Hailey's desire to go in December. Suggests Haig in his place and Craik as new Member of Council. Bombay and Kathiawar Ports. Bhavnagar difficulty. Suggestion of arbitration for Nawanagar Award. Misrepresentation of Viceroy's conversation in report of delegation from India Le...
Conservative Meeting and India. Suggests GCSI for Chetwode. Cavan [? Field Marshal 10th Earl of Cavan, Chief of Imperial General Staff 1922-26)] and Afghanistan. Question of getting States to come under Geneva Slavery Convention. Difficulty of Dunedin's award as to Nawanagar. Agrees to GBE. for ...
Gandhi gives up civil disobedience: likelihood of many Congress members after December election. Thinks effect will be to split Congress. Suggests appointment of Raja of Kollengode in place of Sardar Singh Uberoi [d 1932] on India Council. Hope of talks with S/S during leave.
Views on Churchill and Lloyd. Hopes Cabinet will agree to direct election. Patiala's negotiations with die-hards: alleged assurances to Patiala. Gandhi's tours.
Hopes that moderates will support White Paper. Views on date of election. Sircar's embarrassing speech. Experts' views on legislation of type of Central Provinces State Aid to Industries Act. Alwar's family. Arshad Husain's desire for nomination to ICS. Difficulty of finding Government employme...