Military Correspondence and Regulations Concerning Indian Forces

Sub title : Disciplinary Orders, Anti-Colonial Dissent, and Post-War Deployment Discussions

Subject: British Indian Army regulations | Post-war Indian nationalism | Communal representation in armed forces

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 11.p

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28465

Keyword: British Indian Army -- Alien Land Forces Order 1945 -- Indian military dissent -- Communal representation RIAF | Japan occupation force 1947 -- Military regulations -- Anti-colonial sentiment | Post-war demobilization -- Defence cost analysis -- Political ban in military

Abstract: This file comprises a set of documents related to the British Indian armed forces in the mid-to-late 1940s. It includes Alien Land Forces Order No. 136 of 1945 restricting communication with the press; a strongly-worded memorandum from "The Indian Army" expressing anti-British sentiment and solidarity with the independence movement; data on communal representation in Royal Indian Air Force commissions; a joint India-Pakistan statement on continuing participation in the occupation of Japan; cost analysis tables for troop deployment; and extracts from military regulations banning political activity. The collection reflects the growing politicization and communal consciousness within the Indian military during the transition to independence.

Description: This file contains a varied collection of military and quasi-political documents from 1945–47, capturing a critical period in the history of the British Indian armed forces. Items range from official disciplinary orders and regulations restricting press communication and political activity, to a fiery memorandum expressing soldiers' nationalist aspirations and opposition to continued British military presence. Also included are statistical notes on communal imbalances in air force commissions, a joint Indo-Pakistan statement on troop deployment in Japan, and financial tables comparing deployment costs. Together, these materials illustrate the tensions between colonial military discipline and the rising tide of Indian nationalism within the armed forces on the eve of Partition. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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