Identificatie
referentie code
MONT II/A/2/3/3
Titel
(i) Memorandum from C. H. Kisch to Edwin Montagu, with (ii) Montagu's reply
Datum(s)
- 16 Apr. 1919 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
(1879-1924)
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
(i) He did not understand the phrase in the draft telegram (A2/3/2) regarding punitive action, so took it to Holderness. The question of an inquiry into the trouble affects not just Bombay but India as a whole, and it might be better to put the suggestion to the Viceroy in the first instance; but perhaps Montagu had in mind a judicial inquiry under the Defence of India Act such as dealt with the accused in connection with the Shahabad riots. Holderness has added a suggested modification to the draft.
(ii) The telegram must wait till his return. He wishes to state his views clearly, and they are not those expressed in the telegram as amended.
(A handwritten memorandum (i), with (ii) a brief note in pencil.)