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The following information, in addition to the at- tached, is understood to be accurate: The principal issue between the British and the Indians was control of the Defense Ministry and of foreign affairs, both of which the British wished to retain during the war period. Nehru is understood to have persuaded Mr. Johnson to espouse the Indian point of view. Therefore, 1t would appear that Mr. Johnson's compromise plan was in reality a proposal by or in col- laboration with Nehru. It might also be noted that Sir Stafford Cripps, although a member of Mr. Churchill's coalition gov- ernment during the war, always had a more liberal viewpoint toward the Indians than did Mr. Churchill. This would seem to explain both the rigidity of Sir Stafford's instructions and the abrupt termination of his mission when Sir Stafford discovered he had no freedom to negotiate. ARCHIVE& "NATIONAL SERVICE' RECORDS AND