Report by Major General British Troops in India on Visit to War Office and Memorandum on Military Reorganization Schemes

Sub title : Administrative and Strategic Planning During the Withdrawal Period

Subject: British military withdrawal from India | Reorganization of British and Indian armed forces

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 13 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28371

Keyword: British Indian Army -- War Office -- Military reorganization -- Indianization -- Officer training -- British withdrawal | Partition of India -- 1947 -- Logistics -- Personnel management -- Sandhurst -- Indian Military Academy

Abstract: This collection comprises a secret report by Major General British Troops in India following a visit to the War Office in May 1947, along with a comparative analysis of two military reorganization schemes—the “Eight Units Scheme” and the “Division and Cavalry Brigade Scheme.” The report details discussions with War Office directors on issues such as star pay, weapon training, education, medical services, chaplaincy, welfare, and personnel selection.

Description: A set of classified documents from May 1947 pertaining to the final stages of British military presence in India. The papers include a circulated report from Major General L.G. Whistler to various directorates, summarizing key administrative, medical, educational, and spiritual concerns as British troops prepared for departure. Additionally, a detailed comparative table and explanatory notes present two models for restructuring the Indian Army—highlighting differences in cavalry, infantry, artillery, and support units—and project officer requirements under an Indianized command structure. These documents reflect the strategic and bureaucratic planning undertaken during the transitional period leading up to Indian independence. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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