Series
Political Constitutional (Transfer of Power) Papers
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PJ/10
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This record is about the Political Constitutional (Transfer of Power) Papers dating from 1942-1955.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PJ/10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Political Constitutional (Transfer of Power) Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1955
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Description (What the record is about)
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These files deal with events and policy leading to the Transfer of Power. The collection mainly covers the period 1945-48 but includes some earlier documents relating to the Cripps Mission of 1942.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For closely connected papers, see IOR/L/PO and IOR/R/3/1.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 144 files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- A selection of documents from this and other India Office series is published in 'Constitutional relations between Britain and India: The Transfer of Power 1942-7', 12 vols (London, HMSO 1970-83).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b747e74c-e80a-45c3-b4c0-5c4431e80125/
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Political Constitutional (Transfer of Power) Papers