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MONT II/A/2/12/1
Titre
Printed copies of telegrams from (i) Edwin Montagu to Lord Chelmsford, 25 June 1919, and (ii) from Chelmsford to Montagu, 1 July 1919
Date(s)
- 25 June and 1 July 1919 (Production)
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(1879-1924)
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(i) Nehru has advised that Buggu and Ratachand of Amritsar have been arrested and sentenced to death by court martial; that both trial and sentence were illegal under Regulation X; that Nehru has been instructed to appeal to the Privy Council; and that Chelmsford has refused to stay execution pending appeal. Asks Chelmsford to advise him of the facts.
(ii) The execution of Ratachand, Buggu, and the other three convicts has been postponed, pending further communication from Montagu.
(Two cuttings from larger documents, pinned to a blank sheet.)