יומנים > יומן - מלא 16/07/1935

{P001} {0078-52} מא" וו. למ.מ. (מיום 16.7.35) When discussing the composition of the proposed L.C. I must state the numbers of representatives of each community. For this purpose it is essential that I should know before 19th July your wishes as to number of Jewish nominated members. I originally suggested five and this figure was approved by the Cabinet last November. But in response to suggestion in para 4 (l) of your predecessor's Secret despatch of 6th Decemher, which was repeated in his secret letter to me of the same date, and in accordance with the expressed wishes of the tnen S. of S. for India, I proposed in para 3 of my Secret despatch of 8th January and again in my letter to C-L. of 6th June, that Jewish nominated members should be reduced to four and commercial (non-Jewish) members increased to two. In this connection see my letter to Parkinson of 9th July. Whichever figure you prefer I shall gladly tell them, but I must know before I start my conversation which figure you wish to be adopted since if either higher or lower figure is stated now it will be impossible to go back on it later without breaking faith towards one side or the other. {0078-53} I shall reply to your telegram of l5th July later today.