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the Collin

L

I don't see at present in you

is mil.

going to put the Banks

But yo formulati

sulam fo

in (Codis from

A

Scheene if you latte of

won't forget. but though

Le is an excellent follow he will think

pish thick of the Bank of HKing

blomme MM. 19.9

Sir G. Fiddes

Please see my letter to Mr.

Lucas of today. It explains how I propose to

proceed in the matter of the Bank's 15

illions.

I will remember about Sir O. Addis. I

think however we oan work the scheme so as to hit

the Bank quite lightly and they are interested

in India too). The excess note issue at any

rate must be a nuisance and expense to them.

Mr Gleis

Arc

20.9.17

I won't continge at this stick,

A key to the la

though

you propone to like the Banker elves;

Tell it to India at 433 par 13 ; & replace it lessons.

Ar. 20.9

Sir G. Fiddes

If we send our (or other people's)

dollars to India and invest the proceeds in

rupee securities by payment there for the seou-

rities, I do not see how we could ask the

Govt. of India to give us more rupees in exchange

for them than the amount of rupees they will under my proposal to give us more than coin into, or rather their rupee securities

equal in value (at the market price in India

at the time of the sale) to such number of

rupees.

It is quite clear that under present con-

ditions payment in India is quite different

from payment elsewhere. I cannot say therefore

at what price in sterling we could be held

to be selling our dollars. It depends on how far

the artificial measures of the Govt. of India

are succeeding in keeping the rupee in India

below its intrinsic value as silver.

To safeguard ourselves against the

disadvantages of continued artificiality in

the currency position of India, I would pro-

pose to ask I.O. to give us a guarantee that

within two years of the end of the war they will,

if so requested by us, give us in exchange

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245the CollinLI don't see at present in youis mil.going to put the BanksBut yo formulatisulam foin (Codis fromAScheene if you latte ofwon't forget. but thoughLe is an excellent follow he will thinkpish thick of the Bank of HKingblomme MM. 19.9Sir G. FiddesPlease see my letter to Mr.Lucas of today. It explains how I propose toproceed in the matter of the Bank's 15illions.I will remember about Sir O. Addis. Ithink however we oan work the scheme so as to hitthe Bank quite lightly and they are interestedin India too). The excess note issue at anyrate must be a nuisance and expense to them.Mr GleisArc20.9.17I won't continge at this stick,A key to the lathoughyou propone to like the Banker elves;Tell it to India at 433 par 13 ; & replace it lessons.Ar. 20.9Sir G. FiddesIf we send our (or other people's)dollars to India and invest the proceeds inrupee securities by payment there for the seou-rities, I do not see how we could ask theGovt. of India to give us more rupees in exchangefor them than the amount of rupees they will under my proposal to give us more than coin into, or rather their rupee securitiesequal in value (at the market price in Indiaat the time of the sale) to such number ofrupees.It is quite clear that under present con-ditions payment in India is quite differentfrom payment elsewhere. I cannot say thereforeat what price in sterling we could be heldto be selling our dollars. It depends on how farthe artificial measures of the Govt. of Indiaare succeeding in keeping the rupee in Indiabelow its intrinsic value as silver.To safeguard ourselves against thedisadvantages of continued artificiality inthe currency position of India, I would pro-pose to ask I.O. to give us a guarantee thatwithin two years of the end of the war they will,if so requested by us, give us in exchange
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245the CollinLI don't see at present in you}is mil.going to put the BanksBut yo formulatisulam foin (Codis fromAScheene if you latte ofwon't forget. but thoughLe is an excellent follow he will thinkpish thick of the Bank of Ht Kingblomme MM. 19.9Sir G. FiddesPlease see my letter to Mr.Lucas of today. It explains how I propose toproceed in the matter of the Bank's 15illions.I will remember about Sir O. Addis. Ithink however we oan work the scheme so as to hitthe Bank quite lightly and they are interestedin India too). The excess note issue at anyrate must be a nuisance and expense to them.Mr GleisArc20.9.17I won't continge at this stick,A key to the lathoughyou propone to like the Banker elves;Tell it to India at 433 par 13 ; & replace it lessons.Ar. 2019Sir G. FiddesIf we send our (or other people's }dollars to India and invest the proceeds inrupee securities by payment there for the seou-rities, I do not see how we could ask theGovt. of India to give us more rupees in exchangefor them than the amount of rupees they will under my proposal to give us more than coin into, or rather their rupee securitiesequal in value (at the market price in Indiaat the time of the sale) to such number ofrupees.It is quite clear that under present con-ditions payment in India is quite differentfrom payment elsewhere. I cannot say thereforeat what price in sterling we could be heldto be selling our dollars. It depends on how farthe artificial measures of the Govt. of Indiaare succeeding in keeping the rupee in Indiabelow its intrinsic value as silver.To safeguard ourselves against thedisadvantages of continued artificiality inthe currency position of India, I would pro-pose to ask 1.0. to give us a guarantee thatwithin two years of the end of the war they will,if so requested by us, give us in exchange
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245

the Collin

L

I don't see at present in you

}

is mil.

going to put the Banks

But yo formulati

sulam fo

in (Codis from

A

Scheene if you latte of

won't forget. but though

Le is an excellent follow he will think

pish thick of the Bank of Ht King

blomme MM. 19.9

Sir G. Fiddes

Please see my letter to Mr.

Lucas of today. It explains how I propose to

proceed in the matter of the Bank's 15

illions.

I will remember about Sir O. Addis. I

think however we oan work the scheme so as to hit

the Bank quite lightly and they are interested

in India too). The excess note issue at any

rate must be a nuisance and expense to them.

Mr Gleis

Arc

20.9.17

I won't continge at this stick,

A key to the la

though

you propone to like the Banker elves;

Tell it to India at 433 par 13 ; & replace it lessons.

Ar. 2019

Sir G. Fiddes

If we send our (or other people's }

dollars to India and invest the proceeds in

rupee securities by payment there for the seou-

rities, I do not see how we could ask the

Govt. of India to give us more rupees in exchange

for them than the amount of rupees they will under my proposal to give us more than coin into, or rather their rupee securities

equal in value (at the market price in India

at the time of the sale) to such number of

rupees.

It is quite clear that under present con-

ditions payment in India is quite different

from payment elsewhere. I cannot say therefore

at what price in sterling we could be held

to be selling our dollars. It depends on how far

the artificial measures of the Govt. of India

are succeeding in keeping the rupee in India

below its intrinsic value as silver.

To safeguard ourselves against the

disadvantages of continued artificiality in

the currency position of India, I would pro-

pose to ask 1.0. to give us a guarantee that

within two years of the end of the war they will,

if so requested by us, give us in exchange

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