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. PJFL „.Lil L SjO. A-E.
Viceroy,, Am;; Feperttrientj t<-
Secretary o.f State for India,
DelW. ; , 19th March,, 1926o
19th March 0 1926, 8 -?C a,,^-
Second ol Three Parttg«
We agree with you that the seco;..
*'endition. proposed by the Admiralty^ though possibly
inevitable in any form of loan, Je open to object.ion 3 and
we ourselves think the objections too (? strong)to overccneo
We concur in tire recorarendation of the Rawllneon Conultt ee 3
vide page 10 of their Reports that in war time ships and
personnel of the Indiar; Navy should automatically come under
the direct control cf the Caranand 0 r«in*Chief fc East Indies*
but we are equally in agreement with the further recoanendatta
that ilia duties of the Indian Havy in war should tot,
primarily, naval defences at ports Dbich are under the contr-.i
cf the Government of India, The Admiraltyfesecond condition
goes much further 1 than this,, and if it were accepted a
situation would be liable to arise in which not. only certain
ships of the Indian Navy, but also the Indian personnel
trained on those ships, would not be available to per. orm
the primary function for whic’ he Indian Navy is being
raised,i e e., would not he «nployed in the service of Indifto
We should he most reluctant on grounds of substance to place
ourselves in such a positions and you will realise that
political opinion in India would be opposed to cur doing so,
both on grounds of substance and sentintent 0 On the other
band, it has now transpired that the •Clive^ and possibly