The Archive · 1926

India and the League

India will be better represented than ever at the League of Nations for the Secretary of State has, in consultation with the Government of India, decided to increase the number! of substitute delegates this year from one to three. This means that there will be four Indians on the delegation as against two last. year whilst the total personnel will be enlarged to six. The delegates appointed are Sir William Vincent, the Maharajah of Kapurtala and Sheikh [Abdul Qudir and the substitute delegates Sir Edward Chamier, Sir C.P. Remaswami Iyer and Sir B.K. Mul-lick. The choice of Sir William Vincent as leader was governed by! the necessity of having someone who not only understands Indian questions and the Indian point of view "but who also has a sound knowledge of the working principles of the Government's foreign poli inasmuch as the discussions of the Assembly of the League of Nations invariably include within their scope éiMeult questions of foreign policy and international relation

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