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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f174
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Has discussed Explosives Act at his Cabinet meeting and accepted some modifications; Indian Committee in the Commons had a meeting and Dutt and Gokhale talked to them; a deputation from the Committee then saw Morley and expressed unanimous confidence, shared by both Dutt and Gokhale, in the Secre...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 28 May 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f181
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Is looking forward to seeing Dunlop Smith when he arrives in England; does not think he will authorize an increase in his pay as asked by Minto; Finlay's case; has refused Rees's request for a KCIE; is looking forward to proceedings on Explosives Act; the two Indian members on Morley's Council, B...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Jun 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f188
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Fuller has launched a bitter attack in Times which has ended Morley's intention of putting him on his Council; Morley has noted carefully what Minto says about reduction of size of British garrison in India; on the subject of the Native army's pay it is for Cabinet and not Kitchener to decide; ma...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 Jun 1908-12 Jun 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f194
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Is puzzled at Minto complaining about the Commons; defends its role during Minto's viceroyalty; points out how rapidly Home Government had supported Minto's proposal for Explosives Act; points out that notion of the 'free hand' for the Government on the spot 'is really against both letter and spi...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Jun 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f204
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Disagrees with Minto regarding over-interference by Parliament in Indian affairs; has just heard about the recent bombings; needs some more information on the Hobhouse Commission; understands the Prime Minister of Nepal is pleased with the treatment he received in England.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 24 Jun 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f209
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Describes his first debate in the Lords with Curzon and is pleased to say that he came off best; the House liked one or two things Morley said about Minto, and he has just received a note of appreciation from Minto's daughter.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Jul 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f213
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: A note to inform Minto that Morley has been installed as the Chancellor of Manchester University; has had a long discussion with Wingate and Slatin on Sudan and revival of Mahdi-ism.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Jul 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f215
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Has been reading about Tilak's trial in the papers; is sure there will be a conviction; discusses at some length the Afghan question and probable his attitude of Amir towards Anglo-Russian Convention; thinks that a meeting between the Amir and McMahon might be the answer but wonders if emissary's...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Jul 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f222
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: Indian Budget has gone through comfortably in the Commons; in his speech Earl Percy (conservative spokesman on India) mentioned political reforms, especially separating the Judicial from the Executive; he also made a refernce to Minto's remarks about a 'general press law'; Keir Hardie's speech wa...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 24 Jul 1908
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur D573/3, f227
Title:: Letter from Morley to Minto
Scope & Content:: There is a possibility that the question of a Persian Loan of two years ago will be revived; the terms were that Russia would provide two millions and England two millions, of which India would give one million; it now seems likely that a much higher loan may be asked; Morley has warned the Cabin...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Jul 1908
Extent:: 1 item

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