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Reference code
MONT II/A/2/1/3
Title
Telegram from Edwin Montagu to Lord Chelmsford
Date(s)
- 14 Apr. 1919 (Creation)
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(1879-1924)
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Scope and content
Has communicated his telegram [A2/1/2] to the Cabinet. Points out that the principal opponents of the Rowlatt Bills have never contemplated anything more than passive resistance, and therefore suggests that, instead of taking the proposed action against the leaders in Bombay, he might ask them to use their influence to restrain the rioters.
(Carbon copy, with handwritten alterations. Used for transmission.)