UK Parliament
India: Proclamation Of Emergency (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-02-06: "India: Proclamation Of Emergency." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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6 February 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34788, page 780, published 1940-02-09: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the6th day of February, 1940..
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34788, page 776, published 1940-02-09: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6thday of February, 1940.PRESENTThe KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34788, page 775, published 1940-02-09: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace,, the6th day of February, 1940.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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