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Office of Cabinet Delegation, The Viceroy’s House, New Delhi.—Refers to his forthcoming visits to Kashmir and the Taj. The mission has gained much goodwill, but their visitors do not expect that it will be able to resolve the impasse between Congress and the Muslim League.
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Office of Cabinet Delegation, The Viceroy’s House, New Delhi
Saty April 13. 46
My beloved.
I may as well confess tht what I would love most wd be to spend Easter with my darling at Fways. But since tht is out of the question a few days recess in Cashmir has its charms. So many people have chanted the praises of Cashmir tht I shall be most interested to see how far their eulogies are justified. Then there will be also the relaxation from the heat here. Latterly we have been rather mercifully treated in tht respect. After rising day by day to a maximum of 105º (in the shade of course) the dust & rain storms brought it down with a run to a maximum of 85º & of course a minimum much below tht at night—almost cold. Now I expect it will creep up again & the flowers will gradually wither away. But the Jacaranda trees are in full bloom with their gorgeous blue flowers.
Meanwhile the political scene continues to run its course. None of our visitors seem to expect tht we shall be able to resolve the Congress-Moslem League impasse; on the other hand the Mission itself seems to have been accepted as sincere & to have won a fair measure of goodwill. After we come back from Cashmir all this remains to be put to the test.
Alexander & I plan to go to Agra tomorrow, starting fairly early, to see the Taj. We propose to be back here for lunch. Our intention is to leave here for Cashmir on Friday next April 19 returning Wednesday morning April 24.
A great budget of letters has just arrived—two from you dated 7th & 9th, two from E K 8th & 9th, one fm Kathleen Wilkinson & one from Arthur Henderson. I have only had time to glance at them as I want this letter to go by the bag. But I shall have leisure to read them all with enjoyment this Saturday afternoon.
My fond love to my darling
Boy
We had a party for all the Congress Working Committee last night. They all came. Presently we are doing the same for the Moslem League.
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There are a few characteristically abbreviated words, including ‘tht’ for ‘that’.
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- Lawrence, Emmeline Pethick- (1867-1954), suffragette, wife of the 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence (Subject)
- Muslim League (Subject)
- Indian National Congress (Subject)
- Alexander, Albert Victor (1885-1965), 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, politician and co-operator (Subject)
- Knowles, Esther Edith (1895-1974), secretary to Lord and Lady Pethick-Lawrence (Subject)
- Henderson, Arthur (1863-1935), politician (Subject)
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This description was created by A. C. Green in 2020.