Item 23 - Printed copy of a telegram from Lord Reading to Edwin Montagu

Continues his telegram of the previous day. Long debates on proposals for a conference have taken place in the Legislative Assembly and Council. Motions to condemn the Government’s repressive policy and to settle lines for a round-table conference were defeated, and the Government’s motion to reject the proposals was passed. The results, he believes, show that Gandhi has failed to capture moderate opinion. Reading has expressed firm views as to the demands of the conference to Malaviya and Seshigari Ayyar [Seshagiri Iyer?], and has advised them that a conference is out of the question for the time being. He believes Gandhi will proceed with his campaign of civil disobedience, which is announced to take place after the 31st.

(Cuttings from a larger document, pasted to a sheet of paper.)