INDIA’S CONSTITUTION
WORK OF THE CONFERENCE. DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT. (British Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) KUGBY, January 24. On Monday, in the House of Commons, the work of the Round Table Conference will be discussed. The Government speakers will be the Prime Minister, Captain WcdgwoOd Benn (Secretary for India), and Professor Lees-Smith (Postmaster-general), Sir Samuel Hoare will speak for the members of the Conservative delegation, and Mr Baldwin may speak. During the debate Mr Churchill is expected to express his personal point of view. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE. DELHI, January 25. The Viceroy this evening ordered that Mr Gandhi and the other members of the Congress Working Committee should be released, “In order to provide an opportunity for consideration of the statement made by Mr Ramsay MacDonald on January 19. In order that there may be no legal bar against any meeting they may wish to hold the notifications declaring the Working Committee as unlawful will be withdraw. Their release is unconditional, as we feel that the best hope for the restoration of peaceful conditions lies in the discussions being conducted by those concerned under terras of unconditional liberty,”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21244, 27 January 1931, Page 9
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