| Description | Letters from Edward [Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley (1881-1959) 1st Earl of Halifax, statesman], Viceregal Lodge, Simla, [India] to Neville Chamberlain. 15 September.
The 15 September letter is a long letter relating mainly to politics in Britain and India. Topics include: George Lane-Fox [Secretary for Mines]; the Cabinet being filmed; Stanley Baldwin's personality; the dispute with coal miners; Chamberlain's rural housing proposals; Earl Winterton [Under-Secretary for India] coming to India; Irwin's work as Viceroy; politics in India and the Swaraj Party; the Bengal Government's 'incredible stupidity over the Malaviya business'; and reforms of government in India.
The 14 December letter relates to the Imperial Conference; the recent elections in India; and wishes good luck for Chamberlain's Poor Law proposals. |