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OCR Page 1 of 5The 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.
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