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MONT II/A/2/23/9
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Telegram from Edwin Montagu to Lord Chelmsford
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- 22 Jan. 1920 (Creation)
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(1879-1924)
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As A2/23/3b, adding that, while is it impossible to lay down a code, the ‘staple forms of punishment’ might be indicated. It is evidently necessary to warn officers against excessive severity and humiliating penalties, and he does not approve the suggestion in Hailey’s report that flogging is suitable for most contingencies. General instructions regarding summary punishments under martial law should be prepared, so that they may be issued promptly after the report of the Hunter Committee.
(Typed, with handwritten alterations. Used for transmission.)