Background
BURKE, Samuel was born on July 3, 1906 in Martinpur. Son of K. D. Burke.
(This scholarly study is different from earlier books on t...)
This scholarly study is different from earlier books on the Raj in that it is neither hero-oriented nor self justifying. The emphasis instead is on world events and developments inside the subcontinent which influenced the conduct of the leaders, and affected the course of events. It is the crucial transfer of power process resulting in the partition of Britain's Indian Empire into two independent states that is appraised. The authors have made good use of the massive documentation made available by the British Government since 1983, as well as the unique archives kept in the British Museum. These have enabled the authors to throw some new light on the partition process, in particular on the workings of the Radcliff Boundary Awards Commission.
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BURKE, Samuel was born on July 3, 1906 in Martinpur. Son of K. D. Burke.
Government College, Lahore, and School of Oriental Studies, London.
President Election Tribunal, Punjab 1946. Pakistani Foreign Office 1948-1949. Served as Secretary to Pakistani Delegate to Inter-Dominion Conferences with India 1948 and 1949.
Counsellor to Pakistani High Commission, in London 1949-1952.
Minister in Washington 1952-1953. Led Special Missions to Dominican Republic and Mexico 1952.
Charge d"affaires, Rio de Janeiro 1953. Deputy High Commissioner for Pakistan in United Kingdom 1953.
Minister to Sweden (concurrently to Norway, Denmark and Finland) 1953-1956.
Ambassador to Thailand and Minister to Cambodia and Laos 1956-1959. Fellow, Royal Society of Arts. Sitara-i-Pakistan.
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United Nations Committee on Contributions 1953-1955. Pakistani Delegate to Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Council Meetings 1957, 1958, 1959. United Nations Institute for Training and Research Consultative Panel on Training 1983.
Married Queenie Louise Burke.