Agrees to P.C.'s for Aga Khan and Sapru. Labour Party and Gandhi. Salisbury's protest against Viceroy's speech. Bajaur and Afghan situation. Alwar: promises consideration of letters. Murder of Magistrate at Midnapur.
Presses that honours to non-officials for Reforms work should be bestowed later. Suggests CSI for Lewis. Encloses note on labour position in Bombay. Alarm of Indians in Kenya. Material for answering Miss Rathbone as to Sarda Act sent officially. Against Fellowes' idea of All-India Flying Club. As...
Hopes his Assembly speech will not handicap S/S – he wished to to make it clear that he favoured constitutional reform. Hopes King does not share die-hard viewpoint. Lloyd George and Gandhi. Talk with Mark Patrick. Question of recognition of Mrs Burge . Nehru and Gandhi: question of civil disobed...
Apology for embarrassment caused by references to Dominion Status in his speech. Position in India in regard to Medical Council Bill. Japanese and Lancs. delegates arrival for cotton talks. Fear of Gandhi re-starting civil disobedience while professing to promote Harijan activities. Visits of Pat...
Communist views of Nehru: necessity to watch him. Improvement in N.W.F. Aga Khan's memorial asking to be made Ruling Prince. Entertainment of Japanese and Lancashire Delegates. Japanese anxiety for fair settlement. Supports Limbdi Durbar's claim for sovereignty and jurisdiction in the barwada vil...
Keane's complaint of lack of interest in Assam. Demand from Assam that entire excise duty on petrol and kerosene should go to Assam. Mysore's protest against its allocation of seats in Upper House. Viceroy's leave. Recommends Ruthven to succeed Stanley's as Governor of Madras. Presses for P.C. f...
Viceroy's leave arrangements. Reasons for not supporting Kisch's appointment to Viceroy's Council: appointment of India Office official would be badly received in India. Building programme in new Delhi. Does not think Princes will respond to the William Wilberforce Memorial appeal. Against reduct...
Agrees to Euan Wallace for Madras but prefers Ruthven. Promises considered opinion on Aga Khan's memorial. Final interviews with Cotton delegates: hopes to get satisfactory agreement. Fazl-i-Husain's views on general situation in India. Difficulties of dealing with Burmese politicians.
Pleasure at Hailey's return. Agrees to recognition of Villiers' work. Views on various Lancashire delegates. Indian proposals put before Japanese. Mehta's behaviour in J.S.C. Thinks improvement of efficiency is the solution to labour trouble in mills. Difficulties of economic situation in India. ...