Note from Philip John Noel-Baker on India’s future relationship with the Commonwealth (London, 15 December 1948)

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On 15 December 1948, Philip John Noel-Baker, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, informs the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, of the outcome of his discussions with the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on India’s future relationship with the Commonwealth. The main issue concerns India’s allegiance to the British Crown.

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Source: NOEL-BAKER, Philip John. [Note from Philip John Noel-Baker on the future relations between India and the Commonwealth (London, 15 December 1948)]. 15-12-1948. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Original Correspondence. India's relations with the Commonwealth: negotiations to permit India to remain in the Commonwealth after Independence,1948., DO 35/2250.

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