Promises to tell Chamberlain Viceroy's views about indirect election. Reasons for thinking J.S.C. Report cannot be signed before October. S/S's evidence before Committee of Privileges. Cabinet view that an election in India this year will involve risk to Bill.
Congratulations on acting Governor-Generalship. Description of Churchill's attack in demanding Committee of Privileges and his attempts to get his partisans on the Committee. Linlithgow drafting Report of J.S.C. Asks Viceroy to congratulate Bhore on agreement with Japanese. Desire for retrocessio...
Impossible to guess result of Committee of Privileges. Report likely to be issued after Recess. Impossibility of saying when J.S.C. will finish. Erskine's appointment to Madras. Congratulations on satisfactory arrangement in Nawanagar Award case.
S/S does not think Willingdon and his advisers realise difficulties in England over Reforms Bill. It will drive some Conservatives into outright opposition, and all of them regard it as an unpopular nuisance.
Confident that Privileges Report will be favourable. J.S.C. to discuss draft Report. Visit of Envoy from Nepal: anxious for GCB for Maharaja. King's annoyance at Randolph Churchill's attack on Erskine. Encloses letter from Hailsham regarding use of troops outside India. Does not think advisers in...
Congratulations on GCSI. Hope of quicker progress when J.S.C. consider Report. Osborne Smith's appointment to Reserve Bank. Interview with Parlakimedi: his proposal to bring at least a part of his estate into Orissa. Good results from Lord Mayor's Earthquake appeal. Ball at Derby House.
Successful result of debate on Report of Committee of Privileges. Churchill's attacks during debate. Promises to expedite Report of J.S.C. if possible.
Talk with Willingdon: decision not to make speeches while in England. Morning Post attack. S/S's honorary Degree at Oxford. Delhi Conference for Protection of Wild Life of India.
No possibility of Committee leaving question of direct or indirect election undecided. Trouble caused by E. G. Spencer-Churchill and Russell in India: Morning Post attacks on S/S and Willingdon. Madhava Rao's intrigues. J.S.C. concerned over future of police in Bengal. Desire for Hastings House t...
Churchill trying to make trouble in Lancs. Out of question for J.S.C. to agree to direct election. King's view that Viceroys and Governors should wear full dress uniform on installation. Discussions of arrangements for celebrating Silver Jubilee.