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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 et copyright

Source: [HQ Eastern Command. Military report on the Calcutta riots (Calcutta, 24 August 1946)]. 24-08-1946. No 5705/3/GSI (b). Conservé à: 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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Métadonnées

Langue des métadonnées: en
Catégories: Autres textes
Nature: Document physique
Titre original: [HQ Eastern Command. Military report on the Calcutta riots (Calcutta, 24 August 1946)]
Date de création: 24/08/1946
Nombre de pages: 4 p.
Pays: India
Ville: Calcutta
Numéro objet: No 5705/3/GSI (b)

Localisation

Conservateur: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Nom du fonds d'archive: WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Nom du sous-fonds: War Office: Office of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff: Papers
Nom du dossier: Calcutta riots: report from CGS India. 01/08/1946-30/09/1946
Numéro du dossier: WO 216/662