The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters

caption: trans-frontier raids from 1920 to 1946
medium: notes
date: 10.5.1940
production:
person: Pawsey/ C.R.Archer/ W.G.
date: 25.4.19471946-1948
refnum: 13:2
text: Extract from D.C's letter no. 754G dt. 10/5/40 to the Secretary to the Governor of Assam, Shillong, regarding further steps to control supply of arms and ammunition to the Naga Hills control area. [His Majesty's Government were interested vide Governor's Secretary letter no. 1892 G.S. dt. 30/4/1940.]
text: "Administration is the only really satisfactory way to stop the supply of guns and ammunition and eventually things will get to such a state that we shall be forced to administer this area."