| Description | Marked 'Confidential'.
Informs Sir A. P. Muddiman that Meghnad Saha, Professor of Physics at the Allahabad University, is a candidate for the Fellowship of the Royal Society. Asks privately, and in strict confidence, whether Saha's political record is likely to be embarrassing afterwards to the Royal Society. Writes: 'I have a vague idea that he was in Berlin during the war, and if so, it is possible that he was just a little "naughty". Still, young men pass through these phases, and the fact that he is now a Professor at Allahabad seems to indicate that there is nothing definitely on record against him'. Informs Muddiman that political views are not ordinarily taken into opinion, but that 'there are limits'. Will 'be able to understand any hint that you may feel justified in giving me, so you need not mention the name of the individual'. |