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2031. Mss Eur D573/23, f21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f21
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
An Indian Police Inspector, Shamsul Alum has been shot dead; describes scene in Council Room at opening of new Council, and main points of his speech; discusses provisions of Press Act; his Council agree unanimously necessity for legislation and that procedure against a paper should be executive ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1910
Extent:
1 item

2032. Mss Eur D573/23, f31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f31
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
European community in Calcutta is extremely nervous – 'the Mutiny' still casts a shadow; feels strongly that he cannot ignore British opinion in India; hints that he may release the deportees; has received approval of Press Act and hopes Legislative Council will pass it with good majority; Colone...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1910
Extent:
1 item

2033. Mss Eur D573/23, f34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f34
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Calcutta full of 'hysterical nervousness'; summarizes debate on Press Act in new Legislative Council whose behaviour is 'complete answer to many criticisms' –Gokhale supported Act and Sinha made excellent speech; decision to release deportees will have been pleasant surprise to Morley; explains r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1910-10 Feb 1910
Extent:
1 item

2034. Mss Eur D573/23, f42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f42
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Adamson is back in India; wonders what Morley thinks of Jenkins replacing Adamson; does not want Harold Stuart; has told Adamson he is opposed to deportation and expects Home Department to deal with crime under Criminal Law Amendment Act; hopes they will get help from newly organized Imperial Lea...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1910-17 Feb 1910
Extent:
1 item

2035. Mss Eur D573/23, f46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f46
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
In this secret letter Minto notes that 'Gokhale and Sinha, - in fact everyone whose opinion is worth having – assure me that the political position generally is…very much improved – in the sense that there is much more goodwill towards 'the Raj'; but this 'abominable plotting' still exists and pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1910
Extent:
1 item

2036. Mss Eur D573/23, f48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f48
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Thinks King disapproves changes in India, unlike Prince of Wales; encloses address by Maharaja of Darbhanga; explains doubts regarding Kitchener's suitability to succeed him, and mentions Lord Selborne and Sir Charles Hardinge as possibilities; notices questions have already been asked in Commons...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1910
Extent:
1 item

2037. Mss Eur D573/23, f62

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f62
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Press Act and South African debates have been very satisfactory, and are a vindication of reforms – Council 'is very friendly and evidently wishes to be sensible'; expects lively discussions on tobacco duty, duty on silver, and cotton excise duties, and possibly on partition; Anglo-Indian press h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1910
Extent:
1 item

2038. Mss Eur D573/23, f69

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f69
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Is convinced Imperial Legislative Council will do much good; resolutions on partition and on cotton excise duties have been dropped, but foresees future battles over Indian wish foster nascent industries; describes interview with Surendranath Banerjee whom he could not persuade to drop his 'boyco...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1910
Extent:
1 item

2039. Mss Eur D573/23, f77

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/23, f77
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Sorry his time in India is coming to an end; quotes from very secret report suggesting there has been a reaction in support of Government and against propagation of sedition and terrorism, and even against anti-British agitation on 'so-called constitutional lines'; complains of alarmists at home ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1910
Extent:
1 item

2040. Mss Eur D573/24, f2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D573/24, f2
Title:
Letter from Minto to Morley
Scope & Content:
Dalai Lama has left; recommends Sir T Wynne (Member, Railway Board of India) to succeed Harvey as Commerce Member of Council if he is eligible, with (Sir) Benjamin Robertson (Secretary of Commerce Dept) to officiate temporarily; will look into Ramsay MacDonald's allegations about letter-opening; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Mar 1910
Extent:
1 item

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