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Military report on the riots in Calcutta (Calcutta, 24 August 1946)

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In a military report dated 24 August 1946, the headquarters of the Eastern Command outlines the situation concerning the riots in Calcutta. After the ‘Direct Action Day’ launched on 16 August 1946 by the Muslim League to call for the partition of India and the creation of the independent Muslim state of Pakistan, violent clashes erupted between Hindus and Muslims, resulting in thousands of deaths in Calcutta.

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Source: [HQ Eastern Command. Military report on the Calcutta riots (Calcutta, 24 August 1946)]. 24-08-1946. No 5705/3/GSI (b). Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies, War Office: Office of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff: Papers. Calcutta riots: report from CGS India. 01/08/1946-30/09/1946, WO 216/662.

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Metadata language: en
Categories: Other texts
Type: Physical document
Original title: [HQ Eastern Command. Military report on the Calcutta riots (Calcutta, 24 August 1946)]
Creation date: 24/08/1946
Number of pages: 4 p.
Country: India
City: Calcutta
Object number: No 5705/3/GSI (b)

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Archive sub-collection: War Office: Office of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff: Papers
Folder name: Calcutta riots: report from CGS India. 01/08/1946-30/09/1946
Folder number: WO 216/662