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IOR/L/E/8/3320

Record Id:
040-000193405
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
040-000193405
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/E/8/3320
Title:

E 15/46 Part M (2) - The Food Situation in India: demand for an enquiry into causes of famine

Scope & Content:

File includes:

  • Ordinance No. XXVIII of 1944 to constitute a Commission to investigate the causes of the food shortage and epidemics in India in the year 1943
  • Press note on Medical Relief in Famine Areas – Evidence Before Commission – Transport Problems Discussed (Famine Enquiry Commission, New Delhi, 8th August 1944)
  • Memorandum of the Friends’ Ambulance Unit presented to the Famine Enquiry Commission, August 1944, reporting on subjects that include cyclone and famine relief in Midnapore, Public Health Administration, departmental responsibilities, the problem with the destitute in Calcutta, loans and grants, sale of land, test relief work, transport, orphans, lower grade staff, the need for unified direction and inter-departmental co-operation in matters of relief, finance and rehabilitation
  • Memorandum on the Administration of Relief in Bengal with a note on present conditions in Midnapore and a suggested scheme for the evacuation of destitutes from Calcutta (J R Symonds, Friends Ambulance Unit, 17th September 1944)
  • Report on a visit to Midnapore, 5th- 8th September 1943, by T G Davies, Friends Ambulance Service, dated 17th September 1943
  • Report on a visit to the Burdwan District, 1st-2nd August 1943 (by T G Davies, Friends Ambulance Service)
  • Press cuttings

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Hierarchy Tree:
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000184227
036-000190085
040-000193405
Is part of:
IOR/L/E : Economic Department Records
IOR/L/E/8 : Departmental Papers: Annual Files

 

IOR/L/E/8/3320 : E 15/46 Part M (2) - The Food Situation in India: demand for an enquiry into causes of famine
Hierarchy:
032-000184227[0007]/036-000190085[3322]/040-000193405
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/E
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 file
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1943
End Date:
1945
Date Range:
Nov 1943-Dec 1945
Era:
CE
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