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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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Source et copyright

Source: ATTLEE, Clement. [Handwritten letter from Winston Churchill to Clement Attlee]. 21-05-1947. Conservé à: 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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Métadonnées

Langue des métadonnées: en
Catégories: Lettres et correspondance
Nature: Document physique
Titre original: [Handwritten letter from Winston Churchill to Clement Attlee]
Destinataire: Churchill, Winston
Destinateur: Attlee, Clement
Date de création: 21/05/1947
Nombre de pages: 1 p.
Pays: United Kingdom
Ville: London

Localisation

Conservateur: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Nom du fonds d'archive: PREM - Records of the Prime Minister's Office
Nom du sous-fonds: Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945-1951 INDIA (CONSTITUTION)
Nom du dossier: 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
Numéro du dossier: PREM 8/565