Record of a conversation between Lord Ismay and Jawaharlal Nehru (2 October 1947)

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On 2 October 1947, in a conversation between Lord Ismay, Chief of Staff to the British Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten, and Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, Nehru particularly focuses on the consequences of the partition of the British Indian Empire, especially the disturbances in Punjab and Junagadh.

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Source: Record of a conversation between Lord Ismay and Pandit Nehru on 2nd October, 1947. Great Britain. Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office. 10-02-1947. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Private Office Papers India and Pakistan. Various memoranda, including a report on the departure of Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India; memorandum on aid to Pakistan; report by Lady Mountbatten on situation in India; personal notes by Lord Ismay, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations; and an appreciation of situation in India and Pakistan by General Scoones, DO 121/69.

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  • Metadata language: en
  • Categories: Diplomatic documents
  • Type: Physical document
  • Original title: Record of a conversation between Lord Ismay and Pandit Nehru on 2nd October, 1947
  • Publisher: Great Britain. Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office
  • Creation date: 10/02/1947
  • Number of pages: 4 p.

    • Location

  • Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
  • Archive collection: DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices
  • Archive sub-collection: Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Private Office Papers India and Pakistan
  • Folder name: Various memoranda, including a report on the departure of Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India; memorandum on aid to Pakistan; report by Lady Mountbatten on situation in India; personal notes by Lord Ismay, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations; and an appreciation of situation in India and Pakistan by General Scoones
  • Folder number: DO 121/69
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