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Two hundred and fifty arrests were made today in Calcutta, nearly all Mohammedan mill-hands. Students generally kept aloof.

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(i) The annexed telegram will be ‘all right’ if sent tomorrow morning. There is no chance of consulting the Prime Minister tonight, except at the risk of having the matter turned down out of hand.

(ii) He has been unable to obtain a Cabinet decision on Reading's telegram [A3/15/1–3], but the Prime Minister has authorised him to say that the Government accept Reading’s conclusions, provided that (1) the conference is conditional upon a change of attitude as to the Prince’s visit; (2) it will be in other respects unconditional on both sides; and (3) Reading would enter it under no other pledge than to listen and discuss, and report afterwards to the Government.

(Draft of A3/21/2. Cf. A3/22/3.)

(Text as A3/15/1–3.)

Is distressed at the result of the Cabinet Committee communicated in A3/21/2. He did his utmost to persuade them to accept Reading’s view. The Committee had to assume that Reading is still free to either announce a conference or not.

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(Printed copy of A3/21/2.)

Gives details of the action taken by the Government of India to suppress sedition.

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Part 1. Reports the contents of a letter received from Gandhi describing the circumstances of the resolution taken at Bardoli to embark on mass civil disobedience, and urging the Viceroy to free non-co-operators imprisoned for non-violent activities, declare a policy of non-interference in all non-violent activities, free the press from administrative control, and restore the recently-imposed fines and forfeitures; if the Viceroy complies within seven days, civil disobedience will be postponed.

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(Official.) A3/34/3 has caused his Government surprise and concern. Asks if the telegram was issued by order of the Cabinet, and protests against the implication that they have not realised the gravity of the situation. They had presumed that their policy had the full con-currence of Cabinet, particularly the letter of 24 November, and object to the implication that their determination to join issue vigorously with the non-co-operation movement dates only from the communiqué of the 6th. Remarks further in justification of their actions.

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India Office.—In view of Gandhi’s decision to call off civil disobedience, he is not surprised that the Government of India has decided to postpone his arrest, but the result will probably increase the Secretary of State [Montagu]’s difficulties with the House of Commons. It can be argued that the respite will allow the non-co-operators to become better organised; but on the other hand many in India believe that the movement has only been sustained by the opportunity given to them by the Prince of Wales’s visit to organise hartals and provoke a reaction from Government, and that the discredit which has now accrued to them and the dissipation of their funds may cause them to lose ground. In either case, he does not think this a good moment to undertake what may be a serious struggle, if it can be postponed. ‘The Empire has too many unsolved difficulties which cumulatively may be too much for its strength. All its other principal difficulties aggravate and complicate the Indian one, and they ought to be got rid of in the proper order. … To my mind that order should be, Ireland, Egypt or Turkey, India.’

Chapeltown Barracks, Leeds.—Is unable to come on Friday or Saturday, as he is going to Alderley with Major Gillson and his wife.

Sheets 16–22, 34–57, 76–108, 185–98, 296, 468[a], 469–84, 484a, 485–520, and 523–43. There are illustrations on sheets 106 (Umar Khayat Khan) and 107 (‘His Holiness’).

59 Bridge Street, Cambridge.—Reflects on Archie Gordon’s funeral, and asks after Violet.

Most of the letters are from people noted in the fields of literary studies and bibliography.

Gives details of J R M Butler's education to date.

Suggests that a woman's place is in the home and that this is divinely ordained.

Explaining that he was unlucky not to be elected a Fellow

On Robertson's military career.