[INDIA]: MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British Admiral of World War II. Mountbatten was the last Vi

[INDIA]: MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British Admiral of World War II. Mountbatten was the last Vi

‘too little has been said about the great things the British did for India'

[INDIA]: MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British Admiral of World War II. Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India of British India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India (1947-48). A good T.L.S., Mountbatten of Burma, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 8vo, Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire, 12th July 1976, to Mrs. Rutherford. Mountbatten thanks his correspondent for her letter and expresses his delight that she had liked his short talk on the radio, remarking 'I agree with you that too little has been said about the great things the British did for India' and further writing 'Have you read a book called Freedom at Midnight written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre and published by Collins. In August 1977 it is going to be published in paperback form, but you can probably get a copy from the library. It is the story of the Transfer of Power in India and I am sure would interest you'. A letter of good content for its references to India. About EX Mountbatten's correspondent was the wife of former Group Captain J. D. Rutherford who had been Commanding Officer of RAF Jodhpur in 1945-46.