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dated August 18, 1954: Tribute to India

An Indian Independence Day gathering on August 16 in London heard the Earl of Listowel, the last Secretary of State for India, praise India for her "tremendous service to world peace". Lord Listowel was the chief speaker in a programme of speeches, Indian songs and dances attended by about 400 members of the Indian community in London and British friends of India. The seventh anniversary of the transfer of power in India was celebrated a day late because it was impossible to book a suitable hall for August 15. Lord Listowel, who became Minister of State for Colonial Affairs in the Labour Government after his India assignment, said he remembered August 15, 1947 as "a day of unforgettable emotion". Although his job as Secretary of State for India had been "the best I ever had or could hope," he "never felt more happy losing a job." The second speaker, Dr. K.S. Shelvankar, London correspondent of The Hindu and a former member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations, said the purpose of the India League in Britain was to interpret India to U.K. and the Commonwealth. He said it was "out of the question" for India to consider joining any grouping of Asian nations that left out China.

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