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...shining example of Britain's Empire minded ruling class, was Viceroy of India; he still holds that office. And during this interval the people of India have had on indication that the vague promises of independence given to them were destined to become anything but unattainable visions. Sir stafford Cripp's widely acclaimed mission involved nothing more than a reiteration of previously discussed propositions, differing from its predecessors simply by virtue of the status and reputation of Cripps himself...
Having offered India post-war dominion status through Sir Stafford Cripps, the British were standing pat. Crusty Leopold Stennett Amery, Secretary of State for India, reiterated his Government's support of eventual Indian self-government, but warned India that the Government "will not flinch from their duty" to combat civil disobedience. There was a counter-threat that, if the British jailed all Congress leaders, the aged and frail Gandhi might die a martyr's death. Sir Stafford hinted that Gandhi's actions were treasonable...
Whose Hell Is Paved? Last week, in a Parliament hungry for the evidence and promise of action, Sir Stafford Cripps turned on the Government's critics and cried that only Hitler would be served if the Allies revealed their intentions. "But," said Sir Stafford to a persistent baiter, "I can say that we have intentions...
Government by Whom? The Congress wanted immediate "recognition of India's freedom and right to self-determination." Wrote Congress President Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad to Sir Stafford Cripps: "The Committee do not think that there is any inherent difficulty in the way of constitutional changes during the war. . . . Certain important changes [can be made]. The rest can be left to future arrangements and adjustments. I might remind you that the British Prime Minister actually proposed a union of France and England on the fall of France. No greater or more fundamental change could be imagined, and this was suggested...
Britain's Objections. Britain did not think that the Defense Member's main jobs could suddenly be shifted out of British hands without dangerous dislocations. As Sir Stafford Cripps put it: "This would mean an unscrambling of eggs scrambled many years ago." Britain did not think that immediate independence or a National Government could be granted without grave danger to India, either through vast confusion or possibly even civil...