File RAS TGM/15/2/7 - Letter from Lord Zetland to Lord Hailey

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GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/15-RAS TGM/15/2-RAS TGM/15/2/7

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Letter from Lord Zetland to Lord Hailey

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  • 20th Apr 1938 (Creation)

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Lawrence John Lumley Dundas
(1876-1961)

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Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, was an administrator in India, politician, and author. He served as Secretary of State for India from 1935 to 1937 and Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1937 to 1940. He was styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929.

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Letter from Lord Zetland to Lord Hailey to write that he cannot accept the invitation to present the Gold Medal as he will be leaving London on that day for an engagement in Scotland. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 21 April 1938.

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