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1. Mss Eur F169

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169
Title:
Paper of Maj-Gen Sir Hubert Rance, chiefly as Governor of Burma 1946-48
Scope & Content:
Rance Collection: papers, correspondence and memoirs of Maj-Gen Sir Hubert Elvin Rance (1898-1974), British Army 1916-47, Director of Civil Affairs, Burma 1945-46, Governor of Burma 1946-48.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-1972
Extent:
25 items

2. Mss Eur F169/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/1
Title:
Scope & Content:
Government of Burma Secretariat File 33 GS 47, "Prosecution of Aung San", compiled by Rance's predecessor Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith (1899-1977), Governor of Burma 1941-46. Official correspondence and papers concerning the attitude of the Government of Burma towards the leader of the Anti-Fascist ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1945-Jun 1946
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur F169/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
Government of Burma Secretariat File 24 GS, "Private & Personal Correspondence with Secretary of State". Correspondence with and copies of telegrams to and from Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence (1871-1961), Secretary of State for Burma 1945-47, his successor Will...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1946-Dec 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur F169/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/3
Title:
Scope & Content:
Government of Burma Secretariat File 71 GS 47, "H.E.'s Persona Correspondence with Sir David Monteath & Sir Gilbert Laithwaite". Correspondence with Sir David Taylor Monteath (1887-1961), Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Burma 1940-47, and Sir Gilbert Laithwaite (b 1894), Deputy Under-S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan-Dec 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Mss Eur F169/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Copies of two messages, with covering telegrams to the Burma Office, from Rance to Aung San, dated 17 May and 12 Jun 1947, about changes in the Burma Office and the forthcoming visit to England of Maung Tin Tut, Burmese Minister of Finance, to discuss the terms of Burmese independence. Also draft...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan-Jun 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Mss Eur F169/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/5
Title:
Scope & Content:
Government of Burma Secretariat File 23 GS 47, "Military Appreciations and Connected Papers". Copies of military appreciations of the situation in Burma by Combined Civil and Military Intelligence, by Major-General W.A. Crowther, Officiating GOC-in-C, Burma Command, and by Lieutenant-General Haro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1946-Mar 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur F169/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Government of Burma Secretariat File 1 G16/46. Copies of speeches by Rance.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1946-Dec 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

8. Mss Eur F169/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/7
Title:
Scope & Content:
Copies of telegrams concerning changes at the Burma Office and the extension of Premature Retirement Rules to cover those serving in Burma.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May-Jun 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

9. Mss Eur F169/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/8
Title:
Scope & Content:
"H.E.'s Private Letters". Personal correspondence, including letters of congratulation on Rance's appointment as Governor of Burma.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1946-Aug 1947
Extent:
Unspecified

10. Mss Eur F169/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F169/9
Title:
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers connected with Rance's governorship, including notes on the Rangoon police strike, 6-7 Sep 1946, and on a Court of Enquiry dealing with theft of ammunition, 21 Aug 1947.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-1947
Extent:
Unspecified