Memorandum by Clement Attlee on Indian independence (London, 22 May 1947)
Text In a memorandum dated 22 May 1947, the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee describes the task conferred on Lord Mountbatten, Viceroy of India, to prepare for the independence of India. Although the British government prefers the solution of a united state, Lord Mountbatten believes that there is no prospect of this plan being accepted by the various political leaders. The partition of India seems inevitable.
Quelle und Copyright
Quelle: ATTLEE, Clement. [Indian Policy. Memorandum by the Prime Minister]. London: Great Britain. Cabinet Office. 22-05-1947. C.P.(47)158. Aufbewahrt in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). PREM - Records of the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945-1951. INDIA (CONSTITUTION). Prime Minister and Viceroy's proposed announcement on constitutional changes in India including granting of Dominion Status Communications with the Dominions on the subject. 01/01/1947-31/12/1947, PREM 8/565.
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