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1661. Mss Eur D573/3, f74

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f74
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Referring to Minto's telegram regarding the posts of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal and Finance Member, Morley comments on Risley and Baker, and inveighs against current system of appointment to senior posts, arguing that field of choice should be enlarged; it has been suggested to Morley that...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1908
Extent:
1 item

1662. Mss Eur D573/3, f81

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f81
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Thinks this is the right time to start the ball rolling on the Reforms; the Hobhouse Commission will have suggestions that will need consideration; legislation will be wanted and he suggests that Minto's Council should hurry up with its consideration of the remarks by the Local Governments and th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1908
Extent:
1 item

1663. Mss Eur D573/3, f93

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f93
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Is annoyed at Hobhouse's attitude but feels his hard work has not been in vain; suggests the alternative to Hobhouse Commission would have been a Parliamentary Committee, which Minto's officials would have liked even less; it may even come to that yet; encloses article from National Review on Ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1908
Extent:
1 item

1664. Mss Eur D573/3, f102

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f102
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Finds the news about the Amir uncomfortable; thinks that he should be approached soon; the subject of leave for the Viceroy and the C. in C. in the Lords did not arouse much interest; hopes that Kitchener has seen Duff by now and that he has explained to him that Morley can be quite reasonable wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1908
Extent:
1 item

1665. Mss Eur D573/3, f107

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f107
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Announces his promotion to House of Lords; Hobhouse has become Secretary to the Treasury; Hichens will continue with the work on preparing the Decentralisation Report; Thomas Ryburn Buchanan joins the India Office (as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State); on the frontier question he is annoyed...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1908
Extent:
1 item

1666. Mss Eur D573/3, f120

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f120
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Regarding frontier matters he is sceptical of the Amir as well as Dane and Deane; Hobhouse will be arriving in Britain soon and he also understands that Gokhale will be coming for a long stay; he and Minto must make sure that British rule in India should be fair, legal and constitutional; is not ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1908
Extent:
1 item

1667. Mss Eur D573/3, f127

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f127
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Discusses briefly the political situation at home; the Afghan question was discussed at a Cabinet meeting; realizes that the situation is delicate and dangerous and needs to be handled with caution; it is important that the Amir consents to Anglo-Russian Convention; discusses whether Alexander Tu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1908
Extent:
1 item

1668. Mss Eur D573/3, f142

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f142
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Discusses frontier and relations with Afghanistan; fears idea of Afghanistan falling into hands of a 'bitter enemy like Nasrullah'; the bombs and revelations connected with them pose a new kind of problem for both of them; he realizes that Minto may favour a policy of repression and explains his ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1908
Extent:
1 item

1669. Mss Eur D573/3, f158

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f158
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Informs Minto of affairs at home; Curzon will be asking questions on India's policy on the frontiers and its internal condition in the Lords; as the reforms in India will be discussed in the Commons, he suggests to Minto that all despatches should be written so that they appear as tentative, prov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1908
Extent:
1 item

1670. Mss Eur D573/3, f166

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/3, f166
Title:
Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:
Thinks the Explosives Act will not work if there are enough men willing to face risks and if enough money is forthcoming; though he hopes that it will deter timid mischief makers and give comfort to ordinary people, as well as giving credit to the Government of India for acting immediately; does ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1908
Extent:
1 item

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