Views on setting up Reserve Bank. Necessity of preserving Budget equilibrium, etc. S/S pressed by Indians during Financial Safeguards Committee to give indication of date of setting up Reserve Bank. Asks Viceroy to discuss matter with Schuster.
Discussion with P.M. Agrees that Gandhi should not be released, but asks Viceroy's views about what is likely to happen eventually. Suggestion of Sapru and Jayakar seeing Gandhi to impress on him general atmosphere of goodwill. Untouchability legislation: to be opportunity for orthodox Hindus to ...
Impossibility of justifying to Commons continuance of pay cuts. Anxiety about Tariff Commission Report on textiles. Question of keeping Gandhi interned until new Constitution is started.
Agrees to approach King for special allotment of honours for Reform work. Lancashire feeling disturbed at Tariff Commission report. Difficulty of calming Lancs. M.P.'s. Grateful to Viceroy for agreeing to remission of half pay cuts. To talk to influential people about procedure and personnel of J...
Discussions with P.M. about Bombay Governorship: Hacking considered most suitable. Right Wing Conservatives mobilising attack on Government's Indian policy. To see Salisbury about Chairman and personnel of J.S.C. Opposition allegations that Princes are reluctant to join Federation. Chamier's reti...
Attack on Government policy on Federation by Salisbury and Churchill. Die-hards to raise Indian debate in the Commons. Time spent discussing J.S.C. personnel. Sapru's meeting. Cabinet informed about position of civil disobedience prisoners. Public schoolboys to visit India if Viceroy agrees. Sugg...
Daily Herald reports of difference between S/S and Viceroy. Success of debate in spite of Churchill propaganda. Necessity of producing detailed proposals in White paper. Against appointment of Schuster to Bombay: importance of having member of Lords or Commons. Criticism of Mitter. Question of ag...
Churchill's vigorous attack on India policy at meeting of National Union of Conservative Associations: S/S just able to win the vote: episode 'does prove conclusively the strength of the doubts and suspicions that are in many people's minds'. Impossibility of Sankey being Chairman of J.S.C. and d...