India – highly important Amritsar massacre official parliament paper 1919. The Amritsar Massacre A large folio titled ‘Disturbances in the Punjab published by his Majesty’s stationary office 1920. 28 pages. Detailed Government issued paper containing General Dyer’s statement and version of events including charges regarding firing in Jallianwallah Bagh narrative of events reply to charge of excessive force and explanation of motives lack of warning to crowd. An important document of the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre in 1919 where crowds of Sikhs – Hindus and Muslims including women and children were fired upon the event shook the Empire and accelerated the Indian independence movement. The ‘Punjab Disturbances’ have become known today as the Amritsar Massacre in which a force of 50 British India Soldiers under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children without warning. Dyer ordered his men to shoot to kill, and although there were conflicting reports on casualties, it is now recognised that there were more than 1,500 with roughly 1,000 killed. In this official report, the affair is given one paragraph : ‘...a meeting began assembling at the Bagh Jallewalian and this large crowd only dispersed on being fired on by troops, the casualties being considerable.’ Very rare. Provenance – India House Library (London UK)