The Archive · 1937

Viceroy Speaks to the Indian Princes

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New Delhi, Feb. 24.

'Addressing the Chamber of Princes! for the first time since his asumpion of office, the new Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, referred today to the problem of' Federation.

The Viceroy said he was encouraged by the response of the Princes (0 his efforts to assist them to reach on. early decision. He admitted. that the conversations between the Princes and his emissaries had thrown now light on many sides of the problem of Federation.

Lord Linlithgow expressed the hope that means would be found in the distant future to reach a conclusion satisfactory to all concerned.

At the stage which had now been reached, he said, it was Important for the Princes to' come to an early decision,

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