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Mémorandum de Clement Attlee sur l'indépendance de l'Inde (Londres, 22 mai 1947)

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Dans un mémorandum du 22 mai 1947, le Premier ministre britannique Clement Attlee revient sur la mission attribuée à Lord Mountbatten, vice-roi des Indes, de préparer l'indépendance des Indes. Alors que le gouvernement britannique préfère la solution d'un État uni, Lord Mountbatten ne voit plus de solution pour convaincre les différents leaders politiques de son plan. Une partition de l'Inde semble inévitable.

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Source: ATTLEE, Clement. [Indian Policy. Memorandum by the Prime Minister]. London: Great Britain. Cabinet Office. 22-05-1947. C.P.(47)158. Kept 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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Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: [Indian Policy. Memorandum by the Prime Minister]
Author: Attlee, Clement
Publisher: Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Creation date: 22/05/1947
Number of pages: 10 p.
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Object number: C.P.(47)158

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: PREM - Records of the Prime Minister's Office
Archive sub-collection: Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945-1951. INDIA (CONSTITUTION)
Folder name: 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
Folder number: PREM 8/565