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Handwritten letter from Winston Churchill to Clement Attlee concerning the independence of India (London, 21 May 1947)

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On 21 May 1947, Winston Churchill, leader of the British Conservative Party, sends a handwritten letter to British Prime Minister Clement Attlee in which he expresses his party’s support for Indian independence and confirms his agreement to confer Dominion status on the new states resulting from the partition of India.

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Quelle und Copyright

Quelle: ATTLEE, Clement. [Handwritten letter from Winston Churchill to Clement Attlee]. 21-05-1947. Aufbewahrt in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). PREM - Records of the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945-1951 INDIA (CONSTITUTION). Prime Minister and Viceroy's proposed announcement on constitutional changes in India including granting of Dominion Status Communications with the Dominions on the subject. 01/01/1947-31/12/1947, PREM 8/565.

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Metadaten

Sprache der Metadaten: en
Kategorien: Briefe und Korrespondenz
Typ/Art: Physisches Dokument
Originaltitel: [Handwritten letter from Winston Churchill to Clement Attlee]
Empfänger: Churchill, Winston
Absender: Attlee, Clement
Erstellungsdatum: 21/05/1947
Seitenanzahl: 1 p.
Land: United Kingdom
Stadt: London

Standort

Konservator: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Name der Archiv-Sammlung: PREM - Records of the Prime Minister's Office
Name der Archiv-Untersammlung: Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945-1951 INDIA (CONSTITUTION)
Name des Dossiers: Prime Minister and Viceroy's proposed announcement on constitutional changes in India including granting of Dominion Status Communications with the Dominions on the subject. 01/01/1947-31/12/1947
Nummer des Dossiers: PREM 8/565