Cripps Mission 1942

Info

rejected

all white

negotiators: JLN, Maulana Azad

Background

June 1941: germany attacked USSR
Dec 1941: japan attacked US
Dec 1941: INC offered support to brits if
- Swaraj: purna swaraj post war
- Transfer of power: immediate ToP at center
Reason: INC anxious due to Jap successes
March 1942: Japan occupied Burma $∴$ anxious british under US, USSR pressure sent Cripps Mission

Swaraj: dominion status after war + foreign policy w/ indians
CoI: CA post war having solely indians + CA $=$ nominees of 565PS + MPLAs after fresh elections in Provinces
Unity: once the CoI is drafted after any province/PS can decide to not join the union and frame its own constitution or set up its own union within the empire if disagrees w/ the CoI framed by CA
- technically now 565PS + 11 countries possible
if ToP during war, then defence w/ Viceroy + no dilution of viceroy’s powers. Talks broke down on this point.

MG called Cripps post dated cheque
INC wanted purna swaraj after war + elected representatives in CA from 565PS + no right to secede to any provice/PS
ML wanted two CAs, Pakistan
- 😔 partition soon 😔
however INC agreed to autonomy for MMP in future CoI
- i.e. Article 370 for MMP