1. Mss Eur C923
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C923
- Title:
- Copies of letters, dated 29 Apr and 1 May 1939, from General Sir (Harry Beauchamp) Douglas Baird (1877-1963), Indian Army 1897-1940, G.O.C-in-C, Eastern Command 1936-40, and enclosures, commenting on flagrant abuses perpetrated in Eastern States, advocating their merger and reform, and proposing in the meantime that troops should not be employed to supportbut rather 'to arrest and expel these Rajas, whose atrocities are now coming to light'; also miscellaneous memorabilia.
- Scope & Content:
- Copies of letters, dated 29 Apr and 1 May 1939, from General Sir (Harry Beauchamp) Douglas Baird (1877-1963), Indian Army 1897-1940, G.O.C-in-C, Eastern Command 1936-40, and enclosures, commenting on flagrant abuses perpetrated in Eastern States, advocating their merger and reform, and proposing...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1939
- Extent:
- 1 folder