| Description | Encloses a reply from Minto [ 4th Earl (1847-1914), Governor-General of Canada, 1898-1904] and asks recipient to write direct to Minto 'giving him the invitation' [?position of Viceroy of India]. Refers to possible awkwardness if the Duke of Devonshire, as President of the Empire League, 'opened the proceedings with an anti-tariff reform speech'
A manuscript note at the top of the letter indicates that the recipient replied to Chamberlain reporting progress about Minto, 16 December |