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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Faith, Wisdom, Courage. Then in the green-walled conference room Lord Wavell addressed the delegates. "It will not be easy," he said. "On the column which stands in front of the Viceroy's house are engraved these words: 'In thought faith, in words wisdom, in deed courage, in life service, so may India be great.' They will make a good guide for our confer ence." Then the Viceroy swore the conference's 21 delegates to secrecy about their discussions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Simla Conference | 7/9/1945 | See Source »

...Simla, India's cool summer capital, an old Harrovian, Indian Nationalist Jawaharlal Nehru, and other Indian leaders will confer this week with Viceroy

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Road to Simla | 7/2/1945 | See Source »

...since 1942. Heading the list were: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, leftist disciple of Mohandas K. Gandhi; Congress President Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a Moslem opposed to Pakistan (the idea of an independent Moslem India); Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Bombay party boss. Then the Viceroy invited Congress and other political leaders to confer with him at Simla, the summer capital on June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Bolus | 6/25/1945 | See Source »

...what was perhaps more important. Harry Truman had made it plain that he is not mad at anybody, an attitude which he further delineated by inviting both Thomas E. Dewey and Alfred Landon to confer with him "any time they might be in Washington." Harry Truman seemed determined to use all U.S. brains, of whatever party. Was he paving the way to a new U.S. "era of good feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Era of Good Feeling? | 6/4/1945 | See Source »

Dean Sperry of the Divinity School is in New York and is expected back today, when Smith will confer with him in regard to holding a brief memorial service tomorrow or Sunday. As is customary, there will be no formal service until the day of the funeral...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROOSEVELT DEAD AT 63 | 4/13/1945 | See Source »

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