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[headed notepaper] Secretary for Scotland, Dover House, Whitehall. - Thanks Robert for his letter; has told Caroline about the train. Will be at Welcombe and very glad to see him. Sir George is responsible for recommending a candidate to the Queen for the new professorship of English Literature at Aberdeen, which must be filled before the end of the year; will be happy to hear frim Mr [Walter?] Raleigh.

(i) The annexed telegram about Amritsar must be sent to avoid delay.

(ii) General Dyer’s conduct in firing at Amritsar has been criticised because he is reported to have said that the crowd might have dispersed without being fired on, and because the Criminal Procedure Code forbids the use of unnecessary force to disperse a crowd. Dyer’s defenders, including O’Dwyer, allege that his action prevented disorder elsewhere in the Punjab. Asks Chelmsford to advise his own view of accepted practice, in order that Montagu may express an opinion when the report emerges.

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Trinity College - WW gives his and George Peacock's travel plans for this summer. The latter 'sometimes talks rather wildly of going to Norway'. WW is thinking of printing which will entail him spending much of the vacation in Cambridge. If RJ is not leaving Brighton both WW and Peacock will probably visit him. 'How goes on your political economy? - I hope we are to see and hear something of it before long'.

Material assembled by I. M. James during the preparation of his Royal Society memoir of Adams, with letters from Tony Bahri (includes photograph of Adams on top of a sculpture in 1983), Geoffrey Best, Peter Bousfield, and A. B. Clegg.

Comfortably situated at Galle, description of the area, Samuel Lambrick confronts an elephant, cultivation of rice, curry the staple diet, local economy capable of improvement, local fruit and vegetables, many of the locals have been baptized but are ignorant of the Gospel, local Buddhists, Benjamin Ward in Carpentayn, engaged in establishing schools: Point de Galle

Offer of presentment to the incumbency of Acton with Davenham, description of parish, would like to see John Cooper presented to Coppenhall, comparison of the two parishes, will have the support of local landowners at Acton: Coppenhall nr Nantwich

Visit to Edward Bickersteth in Norwich, taking music lessons from Mr Beckworth: Norwich

12 Dee St, Aberdeen. - Acknowledges the receipt of Lady Onslow's cheque in payment for the rent of Riverston.

Held 21-22 June 1951; Synge chaired the second session.

Brief correspondence re arrangements; programme; etc.