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Memorandum by Lord Pethick-Lawrence on the Simla Conference (8 August 1945)

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On 8 August 1945, the Secretary of State for India, Lord Pethick-Lawrence, circulates a note dated 15 July 1945 from the Viceroy of India, Lord Archibald Wavell, on the Simla Conference. Lord Wavell provides an account of this conference, which he convened on 25 June 1945 to ease tensions between the Indian communities, and assesses the causes of its failure.

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Source: PETHICK-LAWRENCE, Frederick William. The Simla Conference: Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India. C.P.(45) 97. London: Great Britain. Cabinet Office. 08-08-1945. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). CAB - Records of the Cabinet Office, Cabinet Minutes and Papers. War Cabinet and Cabinet: Memoranda (WP and CP Series) CP Series. Papers Nos. 51(45) - 100(45). Memorandum. The Simla Conference. F W Pethick-Lawrence, CAB 66/67/47 (Former Reference: CP (45) 97).

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Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: The Simla Conference
Secondary title: Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India. C.P.(45) 97
Author: Pethick-Lawrence, Frederick William
Publisher: Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Creation date: 08/08/1945
Number of pages: 4 p.

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: CAB - Records of the Cabinet Office
Archive sub-collection: Cabinet Minutes and Papers
File name: War Cabinet and Cabinet: Memoranda (WP and CP Series) CP Series. Papers Nos. 51(45) - 100(45)
Folder name: Memorandum. The Simla Conference. F W Pethick-Lawrence
Folder number: CAB 66/67/47 (Former Reference: CP (45) 97)