Lord Mountbatten Letter To Gandhiji
254 5 gandhiji discussed the formula with the congress working.
Lord mountbatten letter to gandhiji. Lord mountbattens letter friday january 30 2009. In punjab we have half a million soldiers and there is no public peace and tranquillity. Iv selected letters section one. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg.
25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. He tried to work out a political solution of the problem. Gandhi thank you for your letter of 1011th june. Mountbatten became extremely hurry to come to a conclusion that partition.
The magic of gandhi. This book selected letters is volume 4. I am grateful to you for your comments on current affairs and i will certainly bear them in mind. A man with grasp forecast and understanding he analyzed the complexity of the political situation of india.
Gandhi letter 96a. I am grateful to you for your comments on current affairs and i will certainly bear them in mind. Gandhi thank you for your letter of 1011th june. The viceroys house new delhi 12th june 1947.
In his letter gandhiji conveyed his support for the flag proposed by the last british viceroy of india lord mountbatten. The viceroys house new delhi 12th june 1947. 1 gandhiji wrote on this in hindi gandhis draft. Gandhijis letter to viceroy.
In east bengal we have a one man boundary force and there is total public tranquillity. Immediately after his arrival on 24th march lord mountbatten started discussions with indian political leaders. Lord mountbatten and edwina mountbatten were married in 1922 but had little in common after a fumbling honeymoon some of it spent in hollywood mountbatten resumed his career as a naval officer. This volume contains selected letters written by mahatma gandhi.
2 according to the letter to lord mountbatten dated april 11 1947 vide pp. Lord mountbatten the viceroy of india sent a message to gandhi to this effect.