Chamberlain inflexible about necessity for indirect election and smaller Chambers. S/S thinks it better to agree with Chamberlain now than to be beaten in House in autumn. Asks Viceroy to telegraph views. Agrees to GCSI for Chetwode. Thinks Erskine would be best for Madras. Hopes Viceroy will be ...
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...
Satisfactory result of Conservative caucus meeting. Arrangements for debate. Hopes to get Bill circulated by 20 Jan. Viceroy's difficulties with Sircar: his behaviour in England. Suggests Jayakar as successor if Sircar resigns. Mirza's statement that Mysore will not consider Federation until trib...
Cabinet unanimous against Preamble mentioning Dominion Status. Reasons for decision. Cabinet accept draft of Bill. Interest in India dying down in country. In favour of Viceroy's seeing Gandhi. Glad at settlement of outstanding questions with Maritime States. Talk with Prince of Wales about India...
Feeling in Committee hardens against direct election. Impossibility of passing Bill if Austen Chamberlain opposes it. Churchill's desire for meeting of National Union between date of J.S.C. Report and introduction on Bill. Agitation against White Paper diminishing in most districts. Cabinet discu...
Churchill and Capitation Tribunal debate. Thinks discussions in J.S.C. will finish by Easter. Trying to get Somers for Madras. Embarrassment caused by Keyes' mention of King's views in Gwalior Committee of Education. Suggests GBE for Umar Hyat. Keane's speech likely to stimulate movement against ...
Somers' difficulties in accepting Madras. Discussion in Committee about Responsibility at Centre: Salisbury's opposition. Cabinet against making further declaration to Afghan Government. Bhore's excellent speeches in Assembly. Does not agree to Nawab of Dera as successor to Umar Hyat. Sifton's ex...
Simon presses Hutchison for Madras. Joint Committee unanimous in favour of Separation of Burma. Next week it will discuss character of Federal Executive and indirect election - strong move to make executive more stable. Meeting of Executive Committee of Conservative caucus. Cavan in favour of Whi...